A distant view of Castries, Saint. Lucia looking south by west taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922)

A distant view of Castries, Saint. Lucia looking south by west taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). Saint Mary's College is in the middle ground near the shore. The top of the Vigie lighthouse is in the background further up the island in the top right corner. This is Slide 2 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 31 July 1975 to 28 October 1975. This series consists of 17 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16699
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Henry P. Bird
Vessels: John W Mackay (1922)
Date made: Between 23 September 1975 and 24 September 1975; Between 23 and 24 September 1975 1975
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm