7 crewmen holding a spliced cable on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea

7 crewmen holding a spliced cable on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The cable is surrounded by 7 crewmen and held aloft with three wooden tripods. An 8th crewman is standing on a suspended cable buoy attaching one of the cable in the background.. This is Slide 25 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: PCT16454
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
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