A view of cable floats in the water taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) off the coast of Crete, Greece
A view of cable floats in the water taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) off the coast of Crete, Greece. The photographer is standing on the port side at the stern looking aft and slightly to starboard. The floats are attached to cables which extend back to the shore in the background. This is Slide 6 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 1 June 1975 to 6 July 1975. This series consists of 25 slides. The area the photograph was taken is called Amnisos by the photographer.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT16678 |
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| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry P. Bird |
| Vessels: | John W Mackay (1922) |
| Date made: | Between 1 June 1975 and 6 June 1975 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm |