On board the Type 81 general purpose frigate Eskimo (1961) alongside the fitting out berth of J Samuel White & Co Ltd at West Cowes, Isle of Wight. The photographer is standing in the main passageway between 56 and 64 stations on the port side of 2 deck looking forward from 64 station. On the left are an emergency connection box, the door to the crew's bathroom, the roller shutter and door of the canteen, the door to 'H' switchboard room and the door to the ship's and supply office. On the right are a cable stowage, a hose basket, two 5 gallon drums of standard foam compound, the door to the routine office, a litter bin, the door to the machinery control room and three stateboard cabinets. The tables and benches of the junior rate's dining hall are at the forward end of the passageway. A vertical format negative.