scope:

This handbook is intended to aid supply and installing activities in utilization of electric shipboard cable, particularly in the selection of alternate or substitute cables for use in lieu of specified types and sizes which might not be immediately available. It is also intended to aid in selecting currently available items for replacement of obsolete items. This handbook does not cover shore-use cable, magnet wire, coaxial cables, or radio frequency special cables used in connection with mine sweeping and harbor defense.