Submarine cable section

A section of submarine cable that was used in the Atlantic. The core consists of seven copper wires covered with layers of gutta percha and then a cushion of tarred jute. Outer sheathing - eighteen strands, galvanised - 22 guage iron wire, seven iron wires per strand. Metal band at each end and round the middle.

Object Details

ID: AAB0156
Collection: Communications and signalling
Type: Submarine cable
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Glass Elliot & Co
Date made: 1858
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 115 mm