A far port side bow view of the cable ship Mercury (1962) berthed in Ireland Island, Bermuda

A far port side bow view of the cable ship Mercury (1962) berthed in Ireland Island, Bermuda. The photographer is standing on the quayside of the former Royal Naval dockyard looking towards the port bow of Mercury. The cable ship John W. Mackay is berthed on the quayside forward of Mercury's bow. This is Slide 55 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: PCT16484
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Henry P. Bird
Vessels: John W Mackay (1922); Mercury (1962)
Date made: Between late March and mid April 1973
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm