Submarine cable section

Submarine cable. Cylindrical with brass mounts at each end. Seven copper wires in the core, the outer sheathing consists of iron wires individually covered with a serving of hemp soaked in tar, india rubber and pitch.

Object Details

ID: AAB0112
Collection: Communications and signalling
Type: Submarine cable
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Ltd
Date made: 1865
People: Clifford, Henry
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 150 mm