Hermes (1953). In the switchboard room 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 switchboard room on 5 deck between stations 150 and 159¾. He is looking aft from the centre of the compartment showing indicating panels on the right and the switchboard on the left. The door to the compartment is hidden on the right alongside the aft bulkhead. A vertical format negative. Negatives numbers PM3113/31, PM3113/32 and PM3113/33 were all taken in the same compartment.
Object Details
ID: | PM3113/33 |
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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 |