Table 1-8.—Types and Construction/Description of Shipboard Cable

1-59 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.