A view of the inner harbour at Castries, Saint. Lucia taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922)

A view of the inner harbour at Castries, Saint. Lucia taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). The cruise ship Cunard Adventurer (1971) is berthed in the middle ground on the rioght side of the image. The Saint Lucia port Authority buildings and dockyard are in the middle ground aft of the stern of Cunard Adventurer. Numerous small craft are moored in the harbour in the middle ground. 2 unidentified motor coasters of different sizes are moored on the left side of the image in the middle ground. Houses are situated on the hill side are in the background behind the harbour. This is Slide 4 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.

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ID:	PCT16701
Type:	Colour transparency
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Henry P. Bird
Vessels:	John W Mackay (1922); Cunard Adventurer (1971)
Date made:	Between 23 September 1975 and 24 September 1975; Between 28 September 1975 and 1 October 1975 Between 28 September and 1 October 1975
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements:	Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm

A view of the inner harbour at Castries, Saint. Lucia taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922)

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