A view of the forecastle on the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) after laying the cable off Tel Aviv, Israel
A view of the forecastle on the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) after laying the cable off Tel Aviv, Israel. The photographer is standing on the starboard side of the forecastle looking forward and slightly to port. Fifteen crewman are assisting feeding the cable from the paying out gear through to the bow sheaves. This is Slide 43 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: | PCT16670 |
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| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry P. Bird |
| Vessels: | John W Mackay (1922) |
| Date made: | Between 6 and 9 January 1975 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm |