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cable layer

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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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The unusual applications include an automated cable layer which moves on a Goodyear rubber track to a depth of 9,000 feet in the sea, seismic vibrators used in exploration of natural underground resources and all-terrain vehicles in countries without modern infrastructures.
to upgrade the Control and Instrumentation equipment for the bow and stern cable laying machinery drive system aboard the Cable layer USNS ZEUS.
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has built numerous specialized ships for customers worldwide, including two drill ships for a French owner, an FPSO unit for a Norwegian owner, a pipe layer for French owner, a cable layer for a British owner, two FPSO units for a Brazilian owner, a self-unloading bulk carrier for an American owner.
 
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