General
    General
    Object Auto ID
    32937
    Alternate Codes
    objectautoid_sahrisv1_43000
    Common Name
    Cable Restorer
    Classified Name
    Quantity
    1.00
    Provenance

    Originally named HMS Bullfrog, and used for harbour defence work. In 1946 the vessel was sold to Cable & Wireless Ltd and used for cable repair work. In 1961 she was sold to the Commercial Cable Company and in 1972 the South Atlantic Cable Company purchased her. In 1993 it was donated to Simonstown Maritime Museum.

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    History
    Object Age
    1944
    Object Age Comment
    Originally named HMS Bullfrog, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd
    Maker Comment
    Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd
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