A view of a ginger cat taken on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922)
A view of a ginger cat taken on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). The photographer is standing on the starboard side of the wheelhouse looking aft. The cat is sitting on a small table in the foreground. According to writing on the mount this cat is named Ginger and is designated the 4th mate. This is Slide 15 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 26 November 1975 to 24 April 1976. This series consists of 33 surviving slides.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT16729 |
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| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry P. Bird |
| Vessels: | John W Mackay (1922) |
| Date made: | Between 26 November 1975 to 24 April 1976; Between 26 January 1976 4 February 1976 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm |