A view of three crewman feeding a cable into a tank on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922)
A view of three crewman feeding a cable into a tank on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). The photographer is standing on the main deck looking down into the tank. Two crewman are holding the cable and feeding into the tank. The third crewman in the foreground is reaching for something above the tank entrance. This is Slide 8 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Watchkeeping Officer for the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) owned by Commercial Cable Company of London from 16 December 1974 to 21 March 1975. This series consists of 45 slides.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT16637 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry P. Bird |
| Vessels: | John W Mackay (1922) |
| Date made: | Between 16 December 1974 and 21 December 1974 |
| 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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