Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Co Ltd cable engineers' logs.

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Administrative / biographical background
Robert London was born in 1834 at Hildenborough, Kent. He worked as a cable engineer for the Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Co Ltd. He was chief of the engineer staff and second in command to Captain Halpin of the GREAT EASTERN during the laying of the British-Indian submarine telegraph in 1869-1870.

Record Details

Item reference: LOG/M/84/1-2; REG10/000423.1 LOG/M/84/2 LOG/M/84
Catalogue Section: Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum
Level: FILE
Extent: 2 volumes
Date made: 1872-07-25 - 1872-09-18; 1872 1872-1874 1874-04-16 - 1874-06-18
Creator: London, Robert
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London