A view looking forward of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea
A view looking forward of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The photographer is standing on the starboard side aft of the main mast looking forward and slightly to port. A white lifeboat covered with a green tarpaulins is fastened in its davits on the starboard side of the deck. This is Slide 9 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: | PCT16438 |
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| 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 |