An elevated view of Grand Harbour, Malta taken from the Upper Barrakka waterfront
An elevated view of Grand Harbour, Malta taken from the Upper Barrakka waterfront. The photographer is standing on the waterfront looking north by north east. A man is standing near the edge of the upper wall in the foreground. An elevated starboard quarter view of the moored cargo ship Derbyshire (1966) is in the middle ground. Fort Ricasolia and the Ricasoli breakwater are in the background on the right side. The lower Barrakka District is in the background on the left side. This is Slide 36 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: | PCT16665 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry P. Bird |
| Vessels: | Derbyshire (1966) |
| 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 |