Sealion (1959). In the W.T. (wireless telegraphy) office between 69 and 72½ stations on the starboard side of 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 wireless telegraphy office between 69 and 72½ stations on the starboard side of the main flat looking forward, down and to port into the port inboard corner showing the Powquip teleprinter No. 1 and below it is a teleprinter terminal and a BID type 580 unit with a National Security Agency plaque on it. To the right of the door are a Storno unit, a lighting switch and a fire extinguisher. A vertical format negative.

Object Details

ID: N71728
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