Tag: Atlantic

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4th December 1872: Deserted US merchant ship Mary Celeste found drifting in the Atlantic

4th December 2021
Tagged as: Atlantic, Cargo, Ghost, Gibraltar, Mystery, Ship, Transportation

Mary Celeste had departed New York on 7 November.

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25th September 1956: Inauguration TAT-1, the first transatlantic telephone cable

25th September 2021
Tagged as: America, Atlantic, Britain, Canada, Cold War, Communication, Newfoundland, Scotland, Technology, Telephone, USA

Known as Transatlantic No. 1 or TAT-1, the £120 million system actually consisted of two identical cables to allow transmission in each direction.

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16th August 1858: Queen Victoria sends the first transatlantic telegram

16th August 2021
Tagged as: Atlantic, Buchanan, Queen Victoria, Science, Technology, Telegraph

Queen Victoria sent the first telegram using the newly-installed transatlantic telegraph cable to US President James Buchanan.

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1st September 1985: Wreck of the Titanic discovered by a team led by Robert Ballard

1st September 2020
Tagged as: Atlantic, Discovery, Oceanography, Science, Technology, Titanic

The wreck of the Titanic was discovered by a joint American-French expedition led by oceanographer Robert Ballard.

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28th March 1942: Operation Chariot and the St. Nazaire raid by British forces in WW2

28th March 2020
Tagged as: Atlantic, Britain, Commandos, France, Germany, Nazi, Operation Chariot, Royal Navy, Second World War, Ship, St Nazaire, Tirpitz

The raid by the Royal Navy and British Commandos was overseen by Combined Operations Headquarters.