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Sunday, 17 June 2012

British cable ship Henry Holmes underway to Jamaica according to the Dutch newspaper Goessche Courant dated 22 January 1907

An item reported that the cable ship Henry Holmes (1) left Curacao towards Jamaica with on board victuals and dressings and a Dutch doctor sent by the government. The cable ship was in the West Indies waters repairing the cable of Colon and now to arrive at Jamaica to support the survivors of the earthquake.

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1. See the website http://atlantic-cable.com/Cableships/HenryHolmes/index.htm