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Launching buoy on August 8th in lat 51o 25'30'' long 38o 56' (marking spot where cable had been grappled)
Mounted with PAG8270.; No.2.
The buoy being let down from the 'Great Eastern' to mark the spot where the cable was lost in the Atlantic Ocean. The position was 51° 25'N 39° 6'W, 1,062 miles (1709 km) from Valentia and 606 miles (975 km) from Heart's Content, Newfoundland. After launching the bouy, the 'Great Eastern' turned for home.
The buoy being let down from the 'Great Eastern' to mark the spot where the cable was lost in the Atlantic Ocean. The position was 51° 25'N 39° 6'W, 1,062 miles (1709 km) from Valentia and 606 miles (975 km) from Heart's Content, Newfoundland. After launching the bouy, the 'Great Eastern' turned for home.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAG8269 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Dudley, Robert; Walker, E. Day & Son |
| Vessels: | Great Eastern (1858) |
| Date made: | 1865 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 201 x 286 mm; |