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numbers and part numbers can be found in NAVSUP Publication 4400, the Afloat Shopping Guide. The
federal supply classification (FSC) number for batteries is 6135. You can also find more information on
batteries in NEETS, Module 1, Introduction to Matter, Energy, and Direct Current.
Cables
Tables 1-8 and 1-9 contain type, construction, and application data on shipboard cable. These tables
contain current, discontinued, and some recently obsolete types of cables and cords.
Table 1-8.—Types and Construction/Description of Shipboard Cable
CVSF
400-Hz aircraft servicing: three synthetic rubber insulated conductors and one
uninsulated conductor, overall polychloroprene jacket.
DLT
Divers lifeline and telephone: four rubber insulated conductors cabled around an
insulated steel core, reinforced polychloroprene jacket overall.
DSS
Double conductor, shielded: rubber insulation, overall braided shield, polychloroprene or
chlorosulfonated polyethylene jacket.
DSWS
Double conductor, shielded: rubber insulation, overall braided shield, polychloroprene
jacket.
FSS
Four conductors, shielded: rubber insulated, overall braided shield, polychloroprene or
chlorosulfonated polyethylene jacket.
JAS
Jet aircraft servicing: four rubber insulated conductors, two conductors Navy size 250,
two conductors Navy size 6, reinforced polychloroprene jacket.
MCSF-4
Multiple conductor, acoustic minesweeping, power: two American Wire Gauge (AWG)
6 and two AWG 1 conductors, rubber insulation, reinforced polychloroprene jacket.
MSP
Multiple conductor: fifty-nine conductors, sixteen AWG 22 having fluorocarbon
insulation and a braided copper shield, eighteen AWG 20 having polyvinyl chloride
insulation and a braided copper shield (nine singles, one triad and three pairs, each
shielded), twenty-five Navy size 3 having polyvinyl insulation (eight pairs and three
triads, each shielded), polychloroprene jacket.
MSPW
Multiple conductor: fifty-nine conductors; sixteen AWG 22 having fluorocarbon
insulation and a braided copper shield, eighteen AWG 20 having polyvinyl chloride
insulation and a braided copper shield (nine singles, one triad and three pairs, each
shielded), twenty-five Navy size 3 having polyvinyl insulation (eight pairs and three
triads, each shielded), polychloroprene jacket, watertight.
MWF
Multiple conductor: rubber or cross-linked polyethylene insulation, arctic type neoprene
jacket.
S2S
Two conductors, shielded: cross-linked polyethylene insulations, braided shield, rubber
insulation over shield, outer-braided shield; reinforced rubber, insulated, arctic type
polychloroprene jacket.
THOF
Three conductors, heat and oil resistant, flexible: synthetic rubber insulation standard
thermoplastic jacket on THOF-42, and polychloroprene jacket on THOF-400 and THOF-
500.
TRF
Single conductor, flexible: rubber insulation, polychloroprene jacket.
TPUM-6
Telephone, portable, multiple conductor: copper-clad steel conductors, polypropylene
insulation, six pairs cabled, polyurethane jacket applied in two layers.
TRXF
Single conductor: polychloroprene jacket.
TSP
Twisted pairs: polyvinyl chloride insulated, special thermoplastic jacket, watertight,
unarmored.
TSPA
Twisted pairs: polyvinyl chloride insulated, special thermoplastic jacket, watertight,
armored.
