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 3 crewmen on a jetty in the middle ground and fed towards the vessel. Two empty barges are moored on the right hand side of the jetty in the middle ground. A partial view of Enderby House is in the middle ground on the left hand side of the image. Submarine and power cable manufacturing buildings are to the right of Enderby House on the riverside. 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 |
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