A view of a sunrise in the South Pacific taken on baord the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922).
A view of a sunrise in the South Pacific taken on baord the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). The photographer is standing on the starboard side of the vessel looking forward and to starbaotd. The rigging on the foremast is in the foreground. This is Slide 43 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: | PCT16747 |
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| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry P. Bird |
| Vessels: | John W Mackay (1922) |
| Date made: | Late February 1975; Between 20 February 1976 and 13 March 1976 March 1976 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm |