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Submarine cable section
A section of submarine cable. It was laid between Vama and the Crimea in 1854. The wire is insulated with gutta percha and the end of which can be seen at both ends.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAB0168 |
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| Collection: | Communications and signalling |
| Type: | Submarine cable |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1854 |
| People: | Captain C. Robinson, C.; Mogridge, C. T. Royal Navy Trophy Centre |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 65 x 8 mm |