A close up view of a stack of cable repeaters stowed on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922)

A close up view of a stack of cable repeaters stowed on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). Several of the repeaters have couplings attached whilst three loose cable couplings are resting on top of the repeaters. This is Slide 10 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: PCT16639
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