A close up port side bow view of the cable ship Mercury (1962) berthed in Ireland Island, Bermuda
A far port side bow view of the cable ship Mercury (1962) berthed in Ireland Island, Bermuda. The photographer is standing on the quayside of the former Royal Naval dockyard just forward of the port bow of Mercury. A crewman is standing at the bow. The red Ensign is flying from the starboard yardarm of the main mast. The bridge and superstructure are in the middle ground. buildings and a coastline are in the far background. This is Slide 56 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: | PCT16485 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Henry P. Bird |
| Vessels: | Mercury (1962) |
| Date made: | Between late March and mid 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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