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Submarine cable section
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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Object Details
| ID: | AAB0167 |
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| 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 |
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