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 asdic control room between 41 and 42¾ stations on the starboard side of 1 deck looking forward showing the senior officer's chair on a raised platform with the main starter panel behind him against the forward bulkhead. Also against the forward bulkhead are a play back unit on a tape stowage cupboard, a telephone control box, three other control boxes and a fuse panel. Against the ship's side are the positions of the depth console, range console, centre generator console and bearing console operators.