Submarine cable section

A section of submarine cable. The core consists of eleven copper wires covered with layers of gutta percha. The outer sheathing consists of two layers of fine galvanised iron wires, sixty-three in total.

Object Details

ID: AAB0161
Collection: Communications and signalling
Type: Submarine cable
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 4 mm