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Thread #123081 Message #4228965
Posted By: GUEST,Phil d'Conch
20-Sep-25 - 08:38 PM
Thread Name: Sea shanties for fiddle
Subject: RE: Sea shanties for fiddle
Here's another. The S.S Great Eastern during the laying of the first transatlantic cable in 1862. 150-180 men, depending on the source, working three capstans: