A view of a ginger cat grooming itself taken on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922)

A view of a ginger cat grooming itself taken on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). The photographer is standing on the centre line of the wheelhouse looking down. The cat is sitting in front of the flag locker. This is Slide 16 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: PCT16730
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