Coiling the cable in after tank on board the 'Great Eastern' at Sheerness - visit of HRH the Prince of Wales, 24 May 1865
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Coiling the cable in after tank on board the 'Great Eastern' at Sheerness - visit of HRH the Prince of Wales, 24 May 1865
Three gigantic cylindrical tanks, to hold the coils of cable, were built in the hold of the 'Great Eastern'. The finished cable was then transferred to her at Sheerness. On 24 May 1865, the Prince of Wales visted the 'Great Eastern' and witnessed the coiling down of the cable into the hold. Mounted with PAG8276.; No.9.
R. Dudley (artist)
Original size: 204 mm x 286 mm
- Image reference: PX8275
- National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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