A grapnel on the upper deck of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The photographer is standing on the upper deck looking down at the grapnel. A coiled white chain is in the foreground in front of the grapnel. A black painted bollard is set behind the grapnel. The Photographer has called the hook a 'Frenchman' on the mount of the photograph. This is Slide 13 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.