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C.S. Recorder (3,300 tons gross) built for Cable & Wireless by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson in 1954, seen here in the Tyne as she went on her sea trials.

(duplicate of SHIP 4.031)

C.S. Edward Wilshaw (2,247 tons gross) built for Cable & Wireless by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson in 1949, seen here leaving the Tyne for her sea trials.

PREVREF 1727 duplicate photo

This photo shows a repeater bypassing the cable laying out gear prior to being laid from CS Mercury.

End of the South Pier in view, showing the small building of the Tidal Observatory for the Ordnance Survey. The Tidal Observatory and a 100 foot extension to the South Pier were constructed between 1913 and 1915.
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