Submarine cable section

A section of submarine cable. It is cylindrical with a metal band around each end. The core consists of seven copper wires sheathed by twelve iron wires.

Object Details

ID: AAB0157
Collection: Communications and signalling
Type: Submarine cable
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1878
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 63 mm
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