A view of two crewman handling a cable on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922)

A view of two crewman handling a cable on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). According to the photographic mount the crewman on the left is named 'Ernie' whilst the crewman on the right is named 'Bill'. Ernie is standing on the left side holding the cable to his left hip. Bill is standing opposite Ernie on the right also holding the cable. This is Slide 18 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: PCT16647
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 March 1975
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm