Submarine cable section
Cross section of a submarine cable. Core of seven copper conductors surrounded by layers of gutta percha and tarred hemp. The outer sheathing consists of ten galvanised wires and a further layer of gutta percha and hemp.
Object details
| ID: | AAB0151.2 |
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| Type: | Submarine cable |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Diameter: 53 mm;Overall: 25 mm |
| Parts: |
Box with submarine cable sample (Submarine cable)
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