Submarine cable
Length of submarine cable. Atlantic cable 1858. Core of seven copper wires with the outer sheathing containing eighteen strands each containing seven iron wires - 22 gauge.
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Object details
| ID: | AAB0116.15 |
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| 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: 19 mm;Overall: 150 mm |
| Parts: |
Box of submarine cable samples (Submarine cable)
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