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Submarine cable

Cross section of submarine cable. Atlantic 1865. Core of seven copper wires with an outer sheathing of ten wires which are individually covered with a serving of hemp soaked in tar, india rubber and pitch.

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Object details

ID:	AAB0116.12
Type:	Submarine cable
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Ltd
Date made:	Unknown
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Diameter: 24 mm;Overall: 30 mm
Parts:	Box of submarine cable samples (Submarine cable) Submarine cable (AAB0116.1) Submarine cable (AAB0116.2) Submarine cable (AAB0116.3) Submarine cable (AAB0116.4) Submarine cable (AAB0116.5) Submarine cable (AAB0116.6) Submarine cable (AAB0116.7) Submarine cable (AAB0116.8) Submarine cable (AAB0116.9) Submarine cable (AAB0116.10) Submarine cable (AAB0116.11) Submarine cable (AAB0116.12) Submarine cable (AAB0116.13) Submarine cable (AAB0116.14) Submarine cable (AAB0116.15) Submarine cable (AAB0116.16) Submarine cable case key (AAB0116.17) Submarine cable case (AAB0116.18)