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Especially given the first one laid in 1850 failed within hours http://atlantic-cable.com/stamps/Cableships/indexstc.htm http://atlantic-cable.com/stamps/Cables
by justincormack 12y ago
Especially given the first one laid in 1850 failed within hours http://atlantic-cable.com/stamps/Cableships/indexstc.htm http://atlantic-cable.com/stamps/Cableships/indexstc.htm
- bladedtoys 12y agoA subsequent attempt was made by the Great Eastern* which, in my humble opinion, is the coolest ship ever conceived. *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Great_Eastern http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Great_Eastern
- easytiger 12y agoIsambard Kingdom Brunel was not a man to faf around was he. He never even got to see her sail her first journey as he died of a stroke. You've done a lot if you've died at 53 and achieved as much as he did.
- AlexMuir 12y agoI went to see the SS Great Britain in Bristol recently. It's the best museum I've ever been to. Highly recommended.
- Havoc 12y agoTrue. Then again my grandfather led the charge on laying one under decidedly difficult conditions and that thing is still live (carries insignificant traffic though...mostly for backup).