A view of the foredeck of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea
A view of the foredeck of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The photographer is standing inside the wheelhouse on the port side looking forward and slightly to starboard. There are 4 red and white buoys fastened to the port side of the foredeck. Two more red and white buoys are fastened onto the starboard side of the foredeck. The green cable laying apparatus is stationed in front of the deckhouse in the middle ground. The foremast is just aft of the cable laying apparatus but just forward of the deckhouse. This is Slide 2 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Watchkeeping Officer on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) owned by the Commercial Cable Company of London from 22 January 1973 to 26 April 1973. The series consists of 62 slides.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT16431 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry P. Bird |
| Vessels: | John W Mackay (1922) |
| Date made: | Between mid February 1973 and late April 1973 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection |
| Measurements: | Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm |
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