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Submarine cable section

A section of submarine cable connecting Bombay to the Suez region in 1869 - There are nine wires in outer sheathing covered individually with a serving of hemp soaked in tar, india rubber and pitch.

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Object Details

ID:	AAB0152.9
Type:	Submarine cable
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Unknown
Date made:	Unknown
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts:	Box of submarine cable samples (Submarine cable) Submarine cable section (Submarine cable) (AAB0152.1) Submarine cable section (Submarine cable) (AAB0152.2) Submarine cable section (Submarine cable) (AAB0152.3) Submarine cable section (Submarine cable) (AAB0152.4) Submarine cable section (Submarine cable) (AAB0152.5) Submarine cable section (Submarine cable) (AAB0152.6) Submarine cable section (Submarine cable) (AAB0152.7) Submarine cable section (Submarine cable) (AAB0152.8) Submarine cable section (Submarine cable) (AAB0152.9) Submarine cable section (Submarine cable) (AAB0152.10) Submarine cable section (Submarine cable) (AAB0152.11) Submarine cable section (Submarine cable) (AAB0152.12) Submarine cable section (Submarine cable) (AAB0152.13) Submarine cable section (Submarine cable) (AAB0152.14) Submarine cable section (Submarine cable) (AAB0152.15) Submarine cable section (Submarine cable) (AAB0152.16) Box of submarine cable samples (Box) (AAB0152.17)