File talk:Submarine Telephone Cables PICT8182 1.JPG

Like giant metal snakes crossing the Atlantic.

Looks like you can sabotage them pretty easily with a good chainsaw. --Arm (talk) 12:51, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The cables are enclosed in quite solid cast iron(?) protective covers. The cable is exposed as it goes up to the building but I suspect that is because of erosion. You can sabotage a lot of things with a chainsaw or even simple spanner but not sure what that proves. I suspect would only have carried local telephone traffic in recent years, if they were part of the Admiralty communications between gun batteries (as I suspect) then the whole area would be guarded. --jmb (talk) 16:25, 5 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure they're not submarine indicator loops? --83.145.47.129 (talk) 03:12, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unlikely as they appear to have been used in the recent past by BT and indicator loop cables are different from submarine telephone cables. There are also maps of the location of the indicator loops in Scapa Flow. --jmb (talk) 08:18, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How many?

I'm struggling to see five cables. I only see three. SpinningSpark 20:31, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]