A recovered cable being spliced on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea
A recovered cable being spliced on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. Two members of the crew are standing next to the cable splicing machine underneath a tarpaulin on the fore deck. This is Slide 24 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: | PCT16453 |
|---|---|
| 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 |