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Submarine cable section
A portion of submarine cable. Cylindrical, brass mount at either end. Ten galvanised iron wires form outer covering. Inner core of stranded copper wire surrounded by gutta percha compound and tarred hemp. Pieces of the first Atlantic telegraph cable repaired by cable ship "Kangaroo" master Harry Manning.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAB0123 |
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| Collection: | Communications and signalling |
| Type: | Submarine cable |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Kangaroo (1853) |
| Date made: | circa 1853; circa 1876 |
| People: | Captain Henry Manning, Henry |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 152 mm;Diameter: 33 mm |