A view of a cable repeater clear of the stern of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea
A view of a cable repeater clear of the stern of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The photographer is standing on the starboard side at the stern looking down and to port. The word 'R16' is painted in white upon the repeater. This is Slide 38 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: | PCT16467 |
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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 |