On board the Type 81 frigate Gurkha (1960) alongside the fitting out berth of John I Thornycroft & Co Ltd at Woolston, Southampton. The photographer is in the enclosed bridge between 40 and 43½ stations on 01 deck looking forward and to starboard from 43 station on the port side. A curtain is at the rear of the chart table and a visual display unit is in the foreground. A telephone and multi-way switchboard are on the left. The commanding officer's high chair and the pelorus are in the forward extension of the bridge.