Submarine cable cross section

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Sample cross section of the 1858 Atlantic Telegraph submarine shore end cable made by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Limited. Copper and iron wires sheathed in hemp, india rubber and pitch.

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Object Details

ID:	ZBA0001.6
Type:	Submarine cable cross section
Display location:	Display - Sea Things Gallery
Creator:	Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Ltd
Date made:	Unknown
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Diameter: 42 mm;Overall: 22 mm
Parts:	Boxed set of submarine cable samples (Submarine cable) Submarine cable length (Submarine cable length) (ZBA0001.1) Submarine cable cross section (Submarine cable cross section) (ZBA0001.2) Submarine cable length (Submarine cable length) (ZBA0001.3) Submarine cable cross section (Submarine cable cross section) (ZBA0001.4) Submarine cable length (Submarine cable length) (ZBA0001.5) Submarine cable cross section (Submarine cable cross section) (ZBA0001.6) Submarine cable length (Submarine cable length) (ZBA0001.7) Submarine cable cross section (Submarine cable cross section) (ZBA0001.8) Submarine cable length (Submarine cable length) (ZBA0001.9) Submarine cable cross section (Submarine cable cross section) (ZBA0001.10) Submarine cable length (Submarine cable length) (ZBA0001.11) Submarine cable cross section (Submarine cable cross section) (ZBA0001.12) Submarine cable cross section (Submarine cable cross section) (ZBA0001.13) Submarine cable cross section (Submarine cable cross section) (ZBA0001.14) Submarine cable cross section (Submarine cable cross section) (ZBA0001.15) Submarine cable cross section (Submarine cable cross section) (ZBA0001.16) Submarine cable length (Submarine cable length) (ZBA0001.17) Submarine cable cross section (Submarine cable cross section) (ZBA0001.18) Submarine cable box (Submarine cable box) (ZBA0001.19)