The TELPAL submarine cable being loaded on board the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) moored at Enderby Wharf in Greenwich, London.

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. This is Slide 5 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 16 December 1974 to 21 March 1975. This series consists of 45 slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16634
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Henry P. Bird
Vessels: John W Mackay (1922)
Date made: Between 16 December 1974 1974 and 21 Decemnber 1974; Between 16 December 1974 and 21 December 1974
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm