Deep sea submarine cable section
Submarine cable. A section of deep-sea type submarine cable that was laid between Pernambuco and Paraquay. The metal section of the cable is covered in gutta percha and hemp.
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Object Details
ID: | AAB0117 |
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Collection: | Communications and signalling |
Type: | Submarine cable |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company Ltd |
Vessels: | Norseman IV 1885; Scotia (1862) |
Date made: | 1900 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | 345 mm |
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