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cable layer

(′kā·bəl ′lā·ər)

(naval architecture) A type of ship fitted with huge reels of submarine telephone cable and devices for paying out the cable to the sea bottom.


 
 
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A cable layer at the Port of Astoria
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A cable layer at the Port of Astoria

A cable layer is a deep-sea vessel designed and used to lay underwater cables for telecommunications, electricity, and such. A large superstructure, and one or more spools that feed off the transom distinguish it

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