The Cable and Wireless Cable Ltd depot in Suva, Fiji taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922)
The Cable and Wireless Cable Ltd depot in Suva, Fiji taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). There is a black two hold lighter in the foregound. The Cable and Wireless depot is on the quayside in the middle ground. cable is being transferred from the depot to the ship. This is Slide 19 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: | PCT16733 |
|---|---|
| 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 Between 5 February 1976 and 8 February 1976 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm |