History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications |
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CS Nordkabel (1) |
CS NORDKABEL (1) Built in 1948 in Drammen Length 72.0 ft. Breadth 20.5 ft. Gross tonnage 85. Built for the Norwegian PTT for cable repairs. Fitted with a hydraulically driven paying out-picking up machine supplied by Johnson and Phillips. Power was supplied via a pump linked to the main propulsion motor. Also fitted with a single bow sheave. Based at Bodø until 1970 when moved to Bergen after being converted to a transport and workshop vessel and being renamed Tele 5.
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Last revised: 15 October, 2014 |
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