Hermes (1953). In an unidentified electrical equipment room 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 an unidentified electrical equipment room on one of the lower decks. He is looking into a corner of the compartment showing two fuse or power boxes near the corner connected to smaller boxes on the right. A vertical format negative. Negatives numbers PM3112/27, PM3112/28, PM3113/29 and PM3113/30 were all taken in the same compartment.

Object Details

ID: PM3113/29
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