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 16 and 32 stations on the port side of 2 deck looking aft from 17 station. On the left are the hatch leading down to the hull outfit 15 (Asdic type 170) compartment, an hand hoisting winch, a covered stretcher, a cable stowage, two starter panels, an automatic emergency lantern, six dirty clothes lockers, a vertical wire rope ladder, a hatch leading down to 3 deck and another cable stowage. On the right is the door to the crew's bathroom. An exhaust fan is under the deckhead. The watertight door alongside the gun support at 32 station is open. A vertical format negative.