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October 2, 1901
The Chickasha Daily Express
Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma
What is this article about?
Article describes a cable-based device for locating sunken ships at sea, using one or two vessels to drag the ocean bed systematically, with a reel to manage obstructions without disrupting the search path.
Merged-components note: The image overlaps with the 'Go Find Lost Ships' story and depicts the device for locating sunken vessels described in the text.
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GO FIND LOST SHIPS.
Finding lost ships at sea is a tedious piece of work, even when the position of the vessel is partially known, and our illustration shows a device intended to facilitate the search as much as possible. With its aid the search can be thoroughly made over the ocean bed, either one ship or two being used for the work. If only one ship is at hand the cable is anchored at one end, and the ship sweeps around the buoy above the anchor with the free end of the cable or, if two ships are in use the cable is swept across the ocean bed in parallel lines. Near the wreck in the picture the cable is shown divided for the insertion of a reel on which portion of the cable is wound. The tension of the cable is not sufficient to unwind the portion on the reel when dragging freely along, but soon as an obstruction is met the unwinding of the cable from the reel prevents the sudden alteration of the vessel's course until the source of the obstruction can be determined. If it is other than the lost ship the vessels can continue their line of search without neglecting any of the ground, as might be the case if the course were suddenly altered by the tightening of a single length of cable. LOCATING SUNKEN VESSELS.
Finding lost ships at sea is a tedious piece of work, even when the position of the vessel is partially known, and our illustration shows a device intended to facilitate the search as much as possible. With its aid the search can be thoroughly made over the ocean bed, either one ship or two being used for the work. If only one ship is at hand the cable is anchored at one end, and the ship sweeps around the buoy above the anchor with the free end of the cable or, if two ships are in use the cable is swept across the ocean bed in parallel lines. Near the wreck in the picture the cable is shown divided for the insertion of a reel on which portion of the cable is wound. The tension of the cable is not sufficient to unwind the portion on the reel when dragging freely along, but soon as an obstruction is met the unwinding of the cable from the reel prevents the sudden alteration of the vessel's course until the source of the obstruction can be determined. If it is other than the lost ship the vessels can continue their line of search without neglecting any of the ground, as might be the case if the course were suddenly altered by the tightening of a single length of cable. LOCATING SUNKEN VESSELS.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
What keywords are associated?
Lost Ships
Search Device
Sunken Vessels
Cable Dragging
Ocean Bed Search
Where did it happen?
Ocean Bed
Story Details
Location
Ocean Bed
Story Details
A device using cables to search for lost ships at sea, either with one or two ships, allowing thorough sweeping and handling obstructions without altering course.