Submarine cable
Cross section 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: | AAB0116.16 |
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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: 23 mm;Overall: 19 mm |
Parts: |
Box of submarine cable samples (Submarine cable)
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