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 operations room between 42 and 45½ stations on 2 deck looking aft and to starboard from 42½ station on the port side. In the foreground is the T.I.U. Mk. 5 gun control console with two switch boxes on the left. An automatic emergency lantern and a radar switch box are by the stairs leading up to 1 deck and beyond the stairs are the captain's high chair facing his visual display unit, the A.R.L. plotting table and the chart cupboard.