A view of the Royal Naval Hospital Bighi taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) in Grand Harbour, Malta

A view of the Royal Naval Hospital Bighi taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) in Grand Harbour, Malta. The photographer is standing on the port side of the ship looking south east towards the hospital. This is Slide 28 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.

The Hospital is now the head office for the heritage organisation Heritage Malta.

Object Details

ID: PCT16657
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Henry P. Bird
Vessels: John W Mackay (1922)
Date made: Early January 1975
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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