Submarine cable section

A portion of submarine cable. It is cylindrical with brass mounts. The cable consists of six copper conductors covered first with india rubber and then with gutta percha and finally with hemp. The outer sheathing consists of twelve galvanised iron wires.

Object Details

ID: AAB0128
Collection: Communications and signalling
Type: Submarine cable
Display location: Not on display
Creator: R. S. Newall & Co
Date made: 1853
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 150 mm x 40 mm
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