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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 Folkstone 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]
- CS Monarch (1945), launched in 1945 and completed in 1946 she was renamed CS Sentinel in 1970 and broken up in 1977.[5][6]
- CS Monarch (1973), launched in 1973 and broken up in 2003.[7]
See also
- Monarch (disambiguation)#Ships, for other ships named Monarch
References
- ^ K. R. Haigh, Cableships and Submarine Cables, pp. 196–197, Adlard Coles, 1968 OCLC 497380538.
- ^ Haigh, pp. 204–205
- ^ "MONARCH". Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ Haigh, pp. 206–207
- ^ Haigh, p. 211
- ^ "Monarch (5239216)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "C.S.Monarch (7341192)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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