CS Monarch (1916)

Five cable-laying ships have been named CS Monarch, or, after the nationalisation of British telegraph companies, HMTS Monarch:

  • CS Monarch (1830), a paddle steamer built in 1830, used as a cable ship by Electric Telegraph Company from 1853 onwards.[1]
  • CS Monarch (1883), built in 1883 for the Post Office. Sunk 1915 off Folkestone in World War I.[2][3]
  • CS Monarch (1916), built in 1916 as a replacement for CS Alert but named Monarch after the 1915 sinking.[4] Badly damaged by friendly fire from an American ship during the Normandy landings (Monarch was tasked with providing a telephone connection to France).[5] Sunk by U-boat off Folkestone 16 April 1945 after repairing a cable to the Netherlands.[6]
  • CS Monarch (1945), launched in 1945 and completed in 1946 she was renamed CS Sentinel in 1970 and broken up in 1977.[7][8]
  • CS Monarch (1973), launched in 1973 and broken up in 2003.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ K. R. Haigh, Cableships and Submarine Cables, pp. 196–197, Adlard Coles, 1968 OCLC 497380538.
  2. ↑ Haigh, pp. 204–205
  3. ↑ "MONARCH". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Haigh, pp. 206–207
  5. ↑ Paul Kemp, Friend or Foe: Friendly Fire at Sea 1939-1945, pp. 37–38, Pen and Sword, 1993 ISBN 0850523850.
  6. ↑ SS Monarch (III), Wreck Site, retrieved 1 December 2020.
  7. ↑ Haigh, p. 211
  8. ↑ "Monarch (5239216)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "C.S.Monarch (7341192)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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