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PCT16465; A view of a cable repeater at the aft end of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The photographer is standing on a searchlight platform on the starboard side looking down, aft and slightly to port. Three crewman are standing on the port side of the cable repeater which is being fed along the chute towards the stern sheave. The repeater has the word 'R23' painted in white on the side.
A view of a cable repeater at the aft end of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea (Colour transparency)
PCT16632; A distant port bow view of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) moored at Enderby Dolpins in Greenwich, London. The photographer is standing on the quayside south of the river looking towards the cable ship. Two barges are moored in front of the bow of John W. Mackay in the middle ground.
A distant port bow view of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) moored at Enderby Dolpins in Greenwich, London (Colour transparency)
PCT16733; 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.
The Cable and Wireless Cable Ltd depot in Suva, Fiji taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16449; A view looking forward of cable buoys on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The photographer is standing on the port side of the forward end of the boat deck underneath the wheelhouse looking forward.
A view looking forward of cable buoys on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea (Colour transparency)
PCT16637; A view of three crewman feeding a cable into a tank on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). The photographer is standing on the main deck looking down into the tank.
A view of three crewman feeding a cable into a tank on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16636; A view of two crewman feeding a cable into a tank on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). The photographer is standing on the main deck looking down into the tank. One of the crewman is partially obscured by a metal gangway above the tank entrance. The second crewman in the foreground is looking up at the photographer
A view of two crewman feeding a cable into a tank on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16664; A port quarter view of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) moored in Grand Harbour, Malta. The photographer is standing on the Lower Barrakka waterfront looking south and downwards towards the ship. Fort St. Angelo is on the otherside of the harbour in the middle ground. The district of Cospicua is in the background.
A port quarter view of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) moored in Grand Harbour, Malta (Colour transparency)
PCT16651; A view of the test room on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). A map of the world is fastened to the far wall of the test room. Cable testing equipment is in the middle ground.
A view of the test room on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16746; Crewman trimming the APANG cable on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) off the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. The photographer is standing on the upper deck looking towards One crewman cuts the cable with a circular saw whilst 4 other crewman stand either side watching
Crewman trimming the APANG cable on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) off the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. (Colour transparency)
PCT16663; A view of the Upper Barrakka waterfront in Malta harbour taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). The photographer is looking northwest towards the waterfront. Numerous cars and vans are parked on the waterfront in the foreground on the right hand side of the image. Fort Lascaris is in the foreground. The Lascaris War Rooms are in the background.
A view of the Upper Barrakka waterfront in Malta harbour taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16669; A view of the Auberge de Castile in Valetta, Malta. The photographer is standing acrosss the road from the front of the building looking south west. The Maltese flag is flying from the flagstadff on top of the building. There is a parked white car in the foreground and a red stationary vehicle in the middle ground in front of the building.
A view of the Auberge de Castile in Valletta, Malta (Colour transparency)
PCT16729; 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.
A view of a ginger cat taken on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16640; A view of a sunrise taken on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The photographer is standing on the starboard side of the bridge looking forward and to starboard.
A view of a sunrise taken on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea (Colour transparency)
PCT16635; A view of a partially coiled tank cone on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922).
A view of a partially coiled tank cone on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16642; A grapnel on the upper deck of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The photographer is standing on the upper deck looking down at the grapnel. The Photographer has called the grapnel a 'Frenchman' on the mount of the photograph.
A grapnel on the upper deck of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea (Colour transparency)
PCT16643; A cable hook line descending from the bow of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The photographer is standing on the port side of the forecastle looking forward and down.
A cable hook line descending from the bow of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea (Colour transparency)
PCT16732; 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 foreground. The Cable and Wireless depot is on the quayside in the middle ground.
The Cable and Wireless Cable Ltd depot in Suva, Fiji taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16470; A view of the Queen Juliana Bridge in Sint Anna Bay, Willemstad, Curacao, from the port side of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) . The photographer is standing on the port side looking forward and to port. The entrance to Willemstad Harbour is in the background beyond the bridge.
A view of the Queen Juliana Bridge in Sint Anna Bay, Willemstad, Curacao, from the port side of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16730; 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.
A view of a ginger cat grooming itself taken on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16446; A view of a recovered cable being cut on the deck of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The cable is being cut with a Kuster Trencher saw by one of the crew with a second crew member holding the cable steady. Five crewmen are standing behind and to the left of the cable.
A view of a recovered cable being cut on the deck of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea (Colour transparency)
PCT16701; A view of the inner harbour at Castries, Saint. Lucia taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). The cruise ship Cunard Adventurer (1971) is berthed in the middle ground on the rioght side of the image. The Saint Lucia port Authority buildings and dockyard are in the middle ground aft of the stern of Cunard Adventurer.
A view of the inner harbour at Castries, Saint. Lucia taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16450; A cable splicer on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. Two members of the crew are standing next to the cable splicing machine.
A cable splicer on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea (Colour transparency)
PCT16453; A recovered cable being spliced on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. Two members of the crew are standing next to the cable splicing machine underneath a tarpaulin on the fore deck.
A recovered cable being spliced on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea (Colour transparency)
PCT16698; The satellite navigator console in the Chart Room on the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). The console stands on a red and green checquered pattern floor. The words 'General Automation SPC-16/40' are on a label fastened to the satelitte navigator. A note made by the photographer on the card mount states this photograph was taken during the Columbus cable survey.
The satellite navigator console in the Chart Room on the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)