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A cable layer or cable ship is a deep-sea vessel designed and used to lay underwater cables for telecommunications, electricity, and such. A large superstructure, and one or more spools that feed off the transom distinguish it.
See also
- Submarine communications cable
- List of international submarine communications cables
- Communications satellite
- Submarine power cable
- Transatlantic telegraph cable
- Transatlantic telephone cable
- Optical fibre
External links
- Photos of commercial cable layers
- Animation of underwater cable-laying
- Animation of underwater cable-repairing
- Alcatel: Cable maintenance vessels
- Tyco Telecommunications - Marine Services
- Med Mer - Marine Services
References
- "Tyco Telecommunications - Marine Services". Retrieved on November 14, 2005.
- "http://www.offshore-technology.com/contractors/cables/teledenmark/". Retrieved on November 14, 2005.
- "http://www.marine.francetelecom.com/en/". Retrieved on February 5, 2006.
- "Global Marine Systems Limited". Retrieved on November 14, 2005.
- "NTT World Engineering Marine Corporation (NTT-WEM)". Retrieved on November 14, 2005.
- "S. B. Submarine Systems". Retrieved on November 14, 2005.
- "Emirates Telecommunications & marine Services FZE". Retrieved on May 31, 2006.
- "IT International Telecom Inc.". Retrieved on June 13, 2006.
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