Submarine cable section

Submarine cable. Cylindrical with metal bands at either end. The core consists of seven copper wires covered with four layers of gutta percha alternating with four of Chatterton's compound. The outer sheathing consists of eighteen strands each containing seven iron wires - 22 gauge.

Object Details

ID: AAB0113
Collection: Communications and signalling
Type: Submarine cable
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1858
People: Clifford, Henry
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 57 mm
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