A view looking aft from the bridge of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea
A view looking aft from the bridge of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The photographer is standing on the port side of the bridge looking aft and slightly to starboard. There are three lifeboats fastened in their davits and covered with green tarpaulins on the port side of the deck. There is a one similarly covered lifeboat on the starboard side. This is Slide 6 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Watchkeeping Officer on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) owned by the Commercial Cable Company of London from 22 January 1973 to 26 April 1973. The series consists of 62 slides.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT16435 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry P. Bird |
| Vessels: | John W Mackay (1922) |
| Date made: | Between mid February 1973 and late April 1973 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm |