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April, 1924 | alee ——————_se cs om Sieg : img aes es —s---_ of Engine rT. Lower Deck PROFILE AND DECK PLANS OF CABLE SHIP DESIGNED FOR DEEP SEA In 1899 the islands of Grenada, St. Lucia and Santa Cruz were connected by a cable for the West India & Panama Telegraph Co. In 1900 a cable was laid from Canso, Nova Scotia, to the island of Fayal in the Azores, and in 1901 another cable ‘from Ireland to Fayal, both cables be- ing for the Commercial Cable Co. In 1903 and 1904 several repairs were carried out in the Atlantic. In 1905, a further cable was laid from Galveston to Coatzacoalcos and in No- vember, 1905, the Farapay left with a load of about 1800 nautical miles of cable which she laid for the Central & South American Telegraph Co. between Valparaiso, Iquique, Chile and Callao, Peru. On completion of the laying op- erations, the FaraDAyY was chartered as a repair ship and remained on the west coast of South America for about six months. On her return in August, 1906, she called at Valparaiso for coal Bn MARINE KEVLILEW EE ob Sree ee Bolle “ Petty Office SSIES and the great earthquake occurred on the evening of her arrival. Although badly shaken, the ship was uninjured and she eventually proceeded to another port for coal, drydocking, etc. In 1908.a cable was laid in the Black sea from Varna (Bulgaria) to Sebasto- pol. The Farapay received a_ thorough overhaul and partial reconstruction in 1909. Lays First Phone Cable In 1910, the Farapay laid the first Pupin coil-loaded telephone cable across the English channel for the British post office. This cable was of a special, and at that time novel, con- struction, and modifications of the pay- ing out machinery were made _ which proved to be eminently successful. This cable has had far-reaching effects on long distance telephony. In May, 1910, the Farapay left Lon- 145 + Stowage oO Buoys unker! |ef q, | | Ballast. bebe ort 1 ere? ODICoU oo CEMi oo ee” B WORK don, successfully completed deep sea repairs to two Atlantic cables and re- turned to London in August, 1910, with- out having had to call at any port to replenish stores. In October and November, 1910, a cable was laid from Newbiggin (North- umberland) to Arendal (Norway). In 1911 the Anglo-Belgian Pupin coil- loaded telephone cable was laid. In 1912 the repair to the direct United States cable in deep water was under- taken. In 1913 the Farapay was engaged in laying cables in the Dutch East In- dies in the neighborhood of Sumatra, Java and the Celebes. During the late war, in the summer of 1915, the Farapay was engaged for several months in deep sea_ repairs and diverted one cable into Newfound- land which involved the laying of 500 miles of cable. In 1916, the ship carried a length of