Hermes (1953). In the wardroom galley and preparation space on 2 deck during conversion.

A 35mm roll film negative. On board the commando carrier Hermes (1953) in Devonport Dockyard in June 1973 towards the end of her conversion from a fixed wing aircraft carrier to a commando carrier. She recommissioned after conversion on 18 August 1973. The photographer is in the wardroom galley and preparation space on 2 deck between 207 and 224 stations. He is looking to starboard and forward from the centre of the galley showing No. 1 cooking range with a stack of duck boards and a tin of cleaning paste on it. The door to the wardroom galley store is on the right. The photographer has allocated the number 11 to this location. A vertical format negative.

Object Details

ID: PM3098/12
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: 35 mm; Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: HM Dockyard, Devonport
Vessels: Hermes (1953)
Date made: 1973-06
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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