An elevated view of an unidentified Japanese cargo ship and the cable ship John W. Macaky (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 forground. The moored Japanese cargo ship of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Line is in the middle ground. John W. Mackay is moored off the cargo ship's starboard side. 3 small craft are moored off the starboard quarter of John W. Mackay. An unidentified bulk carrier is underway in the background in the top left part of the image. Fort Ricasolia and the Ricasoli breakwater are in the background at the top of the image. The lower Barrakka District is in the background on the left siide of the image. This is Slide 37 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.