Chart No 3 (Central Pacific, area west of Line Islands)
Scale circa 1:400,000. Bound in 1926, Pacific Cable Fanning Island - Suva. Chart No 3. Mss cable routes marked in blue, red and brown. Mss note 'The soundings shown in red were taken by C.S. Faraday 4.11.26. The figures at each position line denote length of cable payed out from Fanning when the observations were taken, but the cable figures in red at each splice & CH CO show length of cable from Fanning afte the repair in January 1927 when the cable was lengthened by 14.49 nm.
Object Details
ID: | PIR266:6/5 |
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Collection: | Charts and maps |
Type: | Chart |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Siemens Bros & Co Ltd; Stanford, Edward |
Date made: | 1926 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall sheet dimensions: 68.5 cm x 102 cm; Between neat lines: 55 cm x 90.5 cm |