CS Monarch explained

Five cable-laying ships have been named CS Monarch, or, after the nationalisation of British telegraph companies, HMTS Monarch:

• , a paddle steamer built in 1830, used as a cable ship by Electric Telegraph Company from 1853 onwards.^[1]
• , built in 1883 for the Post Office. Sunk 1915 off Folkestone in World War I.^{[2] [3]}
• , built in 1916 as a replacement for but named Monarch after the 1915 sinking.^[4] Badly damaged by friendly fire from an American ship during the Normandy landings (Monarch was tasked with providing a telephone connection to France).^[5] Sunk by U-boat off Folkestone 16 April 1945 after repairing a cable to the Netherlands.^[6]
• , launched in 1945 and completed in 1946 she was renamed CS Sentinel in 1970 and broken up in 1977.^[7]
• , launched in 1973 and broken up in 2003.

See also

• Monarch (disambiguation)#Ships, for other ships named Monarch

Notes and References

1. K. R. Haigh, Cableships and Submarine Cables, pp. 196–197, Adlard Coles, 1968 .
2. Haigh, pp. 204–205
3. Web site: MONARCH . Caledonian Maritime Research Trust . 28 January 2020.
4. Haigh, pp. 206–207
5. Paul Kemp, Friend or Foe: Friendly Fire at Sea 1939-1945, pp. 37–38, Pen and Sword, 1993 .
6. https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?564 SS Monarch (III)
7. Haigh, p. 211