Sealion (1959). In the aft auxiliary machinery and gland space (thrust block compartment) between 103 and 107 stations below the main flat.

A roll film negative. On board the submarine Sealion (1959) towards the end of a long refit at Portsmouth. The photographer is in the aft auxiliary machinery and gland space (thrust block compartment) between 103 and 107 stations below the main flat. He is looking to starboard and forward showing a nest of storage drawers against the forward bulkhead. A Johnson lathe is in the foreground with the starboard propeller shaft torsionmeter beyond it. A large air bottle is against the boat's side.

Object Details

ID: N71714
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: HM Dockyard, Portsmouth
Vessels: Sealion (1959)
Date made: 1977
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London