first transatlantic telegraph cable
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
telegraph cable
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| gptkbp:builtBy |
gptkb:Atlantic_Telegraph_Company
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| gptkbp:completedIn |
1858
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| gptkbp:failedAfter |
about three weeks
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| gptkbp:firstMessageContent |
A congratulatory message from Queen Victoria to President James Buchanan
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| gptkbp:firstMessageSent |
August 16, 1858
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
first transatlantic telegraph cable
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| gptkbp:laidBetween |
gptkb:Heart's_Content,_Newfoundland
Valentia Island, Ireland |
| gptkbp:launched |
gptkb:Cyrus_West_Field
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| gptkbp:length |
about 2,500 miles
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| gptkbp:purpose |
telegraphic communication between Europe and North America
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| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:1866_transatlantic_telegraph_cable
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| gptkbp:shipUsed |
gptkb:USS_Niagara
gptkb:HMS_Agamemnon |
| gptkbp:technology |
submarine telegraphy
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Atlantic_Telegraph_Company
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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