Sealion (1959). In the junior rates mess between 34 and 44 stations on 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 junior rates mess between 34 and 44 stations on the main flat looking forward and slightly to port from 38 station showing two triple tier bunk units, a folding table, cushioned seats and an amplifier cabinet marked L28. On top of the amplifier cabinet is a sketch titled 'HMs/m Sealion Commissioning Dance'. Above the open watertight door in the forward bulkhead is an automatic emergency lantern. A vertical format negative.

Object Details

ID: N71982
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