first transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:marine
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:TAT-1
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| gptkbp:decommissioned |
1978
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| gptkbp:endPoint |
gptkb:Clarenville,_Newfoundland,_Canada
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| gptkbp:fundedBy |
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_Kingdom gptkb:United_States |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
first transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
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| gptkbp:initialCapacity |
36 telephone channels
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| gptkbp:length |
approx. 3,500 km
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
used for hotline between Washington and Moscow during Cold War
|
| gptkbp:opened |
September 25, 1956
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| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Canadian_Overseas_Telecommunications_Corporation
gptkb:AT&T gptkb:British_Post_Office |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
telegraph
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| gptkbp:significance |
first telephone cable to cross the Atlantic Ocean
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| gptkbp:startPoint |
gptkb:Oban,_Scotland
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:TAT-2
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| gptkbp:technology |
gptkb:Cyclops
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| gptkbp:usedFor |
telegraphy
voice communication fax transmission |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Standard_Telephones_and_Cables
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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