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1874 Built by Mitchell and Co, Newcastle, as a telegraph-cable-laying vessel for Siemens Brothers.[1]
The special fittings relating to the cable were arranged by Siemens Brothers and Co .
The bilge keels were designed by William Froude.[2]
1923 A replacement cable ship of the same name was built for Siemens Brothers.
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