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Submarine cable section
A shore end submarine cable sample. It is a type AA2 750/325 lbs/nm, mounted to stand upright with baize underneath. There is a double core containing copper wire. Hemp serving. Outer sheathing of iron wires with covering of tarred hemp and compound. Inscription and logotype on top, inscription and date on base.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA1478 |
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| Collection: | Communications and signalling |
| Type: | Submarine cable |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke A.G. |
| Date made: | after 1883; 1956 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 160 [height OA] x 65 [cable] x 93 [diam. OA] mm |