Hermes (1953). In the bridge on 01 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 bridge on 01 deck looking to port and slightly forward from the starboard side. The sliding window and two pairs of dials are on the right. A range of communications equipment including a telephone and two microphones is on the bulkhead with seven identical Wynn electrical boxes below. A visual display unit is on the left. The landing platform dock Fearless (1963) can be seen through the windows undergoing a refit in the dockyard.
Object Details
ID: | PM3102/15 |
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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 |