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Table 1-8.—Types and Construction/Description of Shipboard Cable—Continued
TSS
Three conductors, special purpose, shielded: rubber insulation, overall braided
shield, polychloroprene or chlorosulfonated polyethylene jacket.
1SWF
Singles, shielded: polyethylene insulation, braided shield on each conductor, arctic
type polychloroprene jacket.
2SWF
Pairs, shielded, watertight, flexible: polyethylene insulation, braided shield over
each pair, arctic type polychloroprene jacket.
5SS
Five conductors, shielded, sonar: rubber insulation, braided shield on one conductor
only, and a braided shield over the assembled five conductors, polychloroprene
jacket overall.
7SS
Seven conductors, shieled: rubber insulation, overall braided shield, polychloroprene
or chlorosulfonated polyethylene jacket.
Table 1-9.—Shipboard Cable Application Data
Cable type 2
Application
Non-flexing
service
Repeated flexing service
Outboard submersible:
For hydrophones, transducers, outboard dial
telephones, retractable antennae and similar
equipment. Types MWF, 1SWF, and 2SWF are
for hydrophones, transducers, and telephone
lines in the weather. Types 1PR-A20E, 1PR-
16, 7PR-16, 3PR-16, 1Q-16, ITR-16, and
7SPR-16S are only for submarine outboard use.
MSPW
TSPA
1PR-A20E
1PR-16
7PR-16
2SPR-16
3PR-16
1Q-16
ITR-16 7SPR-16S
MSP, TSP, 5S5,
S2S, DSS, FSS,
TSS, MWF, DSWS,
MCSF, 1SWF, 2SWF,
TPUM
Welding electrode circuit
TRF
TRXF
Shore-to-ship power
THOF-400 THOF-500
Diver's line and telephone
DLT
400-Hz aircraft servicing
CVSF-4
DC aircraft servicing
JAS-250
1/
The order of listing of cables for general application data has no significant meaning for their usage.
2/
Many cables are manufactured in variations of armored, unarmored, and unarmored with overall
shielding.
Table 1-10 provides data on the allowable temperature ratings and current-carrying capacities (in
amperes) of some single copper conductors in free air at a maximum ambient temperature of 86º F (30º
C). With temperatures greater than 86º F, the current-carrying capacity would be less.
