A view of a recovered cable being cut on the deck of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea
A view of a recovered cable being cut on the deck of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The cable is being held by the grapnel and one of the crew. One of the crew is cutting the cable with a large pair of metal cable cutters on the deck. This is Slide 16 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: | PCT16445 |
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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 |