Submarine cable section

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A section of the first submarine cable. It was laid between Dover and Cape Grisnez. The cable is black but appers to be starting to rust.

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ID:	AAB0167
Collection:	Communications and signalling
Type:	Submarine cable
Display location:	Not on display
Date made:	1851
People:	Bordeaux, T; Royal Navy Trophy Centre
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	38 mm