Submerged repeater for TAT-1, 1956

Made:
1956 in Woolwich
Submerged repeater for TAT-1, 1956 Sectioned submerged repeater for TAT-1 the first trans-Atlantic

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Sectioned submerged repeater for TAT-1 the first trans-Atlantic
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Sectioned submerged repeater for TAT-1 the first transatlantic telephone cable, designed at the Post Office Research Station at Dollis Hill, made by Standard Telephones and Cables Limited, Woolwich, London, England, 1956

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
1958-201
Materials:
steel (metal), wood (unidentified) and perspex
Measurements:
overall (stands): 180 mm x 60 mm x 170 mm,
overall (repeater): 3560 mm x 280 mm diameter, 500 kg
type:
amplifier
credit:
Donated by BT Heritage and Archives

Parts

Submerged repeater for TAT-1, 1956

Submerged repeater for TAT-1, 1956

Sectioned submerged repeater for TAT-1 the first transatlantic telephone cable, designed at the Post Office Research Station at Dollis Hill, made by Standard Telephones and Cables Limited, Woolwich, London, England, 1956

Object Number:
1958-201/1
type:
amplifier
stands for submerged repeater for TAT-1, 1956

stands for submerged repeater for TAT-1, 1956

Stands for sectioned submerged repeater for TAT-1 the first transatlantic telephone cable, designed at the Post Office Research Station at Dollis Hill, made by Standard Telephones and Cables Limited, Woolwich, London, England, 1956

Measurements:
overall: 1180 mm x 170 mm x 370 mm,
Object Number:
1958-201/2
type:
stands