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 in the forward 4.5 inch magazine between 37 and 41 stations on 4 deck looking forward and to starboard showing bottle racks for cartridges and a vertical steel ladder leading up to 3 deck. on the end of the bottle rack on the right are a fresh water tank and a telephone. On the left is a rack of shell stowage shelves. A vertical format negative.