Submarine cable section

A portion of submarine cable. It is cylindrical with a brass mount. The cable contains stranded copper wire covered with gutta percha. Outer covering consists of ten galvanised iron wires.

Object Details

ID: AAB0136
Collection: Communications and signalling
Type: Submarine cable
Display location: Not on display
Creator: R. S. Newall & Co
Date made: 1857
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 150 mm