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cable ship
A cable layer or cable ship is a deep-sea vessel designed and used to lay underwater cables for telecommunications, electric power transmission, military, or other purposes. Cable ships are distinguished by large cable sheaves for guiding cabl ...
s have been named CS ''Faraday'' after the scientist
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday (; 22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867) was an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic inducti ...
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* , built for
Siemens Brothers & Co, sold in 1924 as a hulk, and scrapped in 1950
* , built to replace the previous ship, sunk by German aircraft off South Wales in 1941
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