Hermes (1953). In the bakery on 5 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 bakery on the port side of 5 deck between 20 and 30 stations. He is looking to port and forward from the starboard side across the centre of the bakery. In the foreground is a damaged wooden tub standing in a metal container and two bulk dough transfer trollies. On a stainless steel worktop in the background are a batch of pies, a basin with a pastry brush in it, a few tins and a Mono Universal machine. Against the forward bulkhead is a desk with a bookshelf above it.
Object Details
ID: | PM3108/14 |
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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 |