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PCT16696; A distant view of Gibraltar looking north taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). The water catchment area on the east side of the peninsula is in the middle ground.
A distant view of Gibraltar looking north taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16721; A view of Papeete, French Polynesia taken on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The photographer is standing on the forecastle looking forward.
A view of Papeete, French Polynesia taken on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea (Colour transparency)
PCT16444; A view of a grappled cable held on the deck of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The bottom portion of two crewman are standing behind the grappled cable.
A view of a grappled cable held on the deck of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea (Colour transparency)
PCT16633; A view of the Enderby House office building, taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) moored at Enderby Wharf in Greenwich, London. The photographer is standing on the port side of the ship looking north east. Empty barges are moored in front of the house in the forground.
A view of the Enderby House office building, taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) moored at Enderby Wharf in Greenwich, London (Colour transparency)
PCT16672; A distant view of Gibraltar seen through a porthole on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922).
A distant view of Gibraltar seen through a porthole on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16659; A view of Fort Angelo taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) in Grand Harbour, Malta. The photographer is looking south east towards Fort Angelo. The Leander class frigate Sirius is moored off Fort Angelo in the middle ground. A small tug is underway in the foreground on the left side. A partial view of Kalkara is in the background.
A view of Fort Angelo taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) in Grand Harbour, Malta (Colour transparency)
PCT16634; The TELPAL [Tel-Aviv, Israel and Palo, Italy: the end locations for the cable] submarine cable being loaded on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) moored at Enderby Wharf in Greenwich, London. The photographer is standing on the port side of the ship looking east. The cable is being held by three crewmen on a jetty in the middle ground and fed towards the vessel
The TELPAL submarine cable being loaded on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) moored at Enderby Wharf in Greenwich, London. (Colour transparency)
PCT16699; A distant view of Castries, Saint. Lucia looking south by west taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). Saint Mary's College is in the middle ground near the shore. The top of the Vigie lighthouse is in the background further up the island in the top right corner
A distant view of Castries, Saint. Lucia looking south by west taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16473; A view of the Schooner Market in Willemstad, Curacao, taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). The photographer is standing on the ship looking eastwards. There is a fishing vessel berthed on the left hand side of the water front with the words 'Santa Maria II La Guira' painted in white on the stern. Cranes, the Old market and Queen Wilhemina Bridge are in the background.
A view of the Schooner Market in Willemstad, Curacao, taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16650; A distance measuring device near the stern of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The photographer is standing on the starboard side of the main deck looking forward.
A distance measuring device near the stern of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea (Colour transparency)
PCT16460; A view of the cable repeaters on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). The room is very dark with the only light source coming through grills at the top of the image.
A view of the cable repeaters on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). (Colour transparency)
PCT16747; 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.
A view of a sunrise in the South Pacific taken on baord the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). (Colour transparency)
PCT16676; A view of Watchkeeping Officer Graham Barnet manning the ranger finder above the wheelhouse of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). The photographer is standing on the port side of the wheel house roof looking to port. Graham Barnet is in the middle looking to starboard. The bearing compass is to the right of the range finder
A view of Watchkeeping Officer Graham Barnet manning the ranger finder above the bridge of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) off the coast of Crete, Greece (Colour transparency)
PCT16644; A view of the starboard quarter outrigger in the down position on the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The photographer is standing on the starboard side of the main deck astern looking aft and down. A white cable is being lowered in the water.
A view of the starboard quarter outrigger in the down position on the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea (Colour transparency)
PCT16657; A view of the Royal Naval Hospital Bighi taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) in Grand Harbour, Malta. The photographer is standing on the port side of the ship looking south east towards the hospital. The Hospital is now the head office for the heritage organisation Heritage Malta.
A view of the Royal Naval Hospital Bighi taken from the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) in Grand Harbour, Malta (Colour transparency)
PCT16480; A view of a sunset over the U.S. Virgin Islands taken on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922).
A view of a sunset over the U.S. Virgin Islands taken on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16648; A view of two crewman handling a repeater at the stern of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The photographer is standing on a raised platform on the starboard side of the main deck looking aft and down towards the stern. A third crewman is in the middle ground on the right hand side of the conveyor watching the repeater move closer to the stern.
A view of two crewman handling a repeater at the stern of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea (Colour transparency)
PCT16655; A view of the chart room on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). A chart sits on top of the right hand plans chest in the middle.
A view of the chart room on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16693; A corer used for bottom samplers on the upper deck of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). A partial view of the cable gear is behind the corer in the background.
A corer used for bottom samplers on the upper deck of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16434; A view looking aft of the deckhouse and bridge of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The photographer is standing just forward of the cable laying apparatus on the port side looking aft. Two red and white buoys and fastened to the foredeck on the port side, parallel with the cable laying apparatus and the fore mast. A buoy is fastened to the foredeck on the port side in parallel with the deckhouse.
A view looking aft of the deckhouse and bridge of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea (Colour transparency)
PCT16666; An elevated view of an unidentified Japanese cargo ship and the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) taken from the Upper Barrakka waterfront in Grand Harbour, Malta. The photographer is standing on the waterfront looking down and east north east. The top of the Ta Liesse Church in Valetta is in the foreground. A moored Japanese cargo ship of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Line is in the middle ground.
An elevated view of an unidentified Japanese cargo ship and the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) taken from the Upper Barrakka waterfront in Grand Harbour, Malta (Colour transparency)
PCT16652; A view of the test room on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922). A partial map of the world is fastened to the far wall of the test room.
A view of the test room on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) (Colour transparency)
PCT16468; Crewmen taking temperature readings off the side of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea. The photographer is standing on the port side looking down and to port.
Crewmen taking temperature readings off the side of the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) at sea (Colour transparency)
PCT16745; A close up starboard just off stern view of the coaster Hebe (1946) loading cable onto the the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The photographer is standing on the starboard side of the bridge wing looking aft and down. Hebe is moored alongside John W. Mackay loading the shore end of the cable.
A close up starboard just off stern view of the coaster Hebe (1946) loading cable onto the the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (Colour transparency)