On board the Type 81 general purpose frigate Eskimo (1961) in No. 3 basin in Chatham Dockyard during her 1971-1974 modernisation. The photographer is on the starboard side of 01 deck at 59 station looking aft and to starboard showing the lifejackets box, the liferaft stowage on the deck edge and the close range blind fire director between 63 and 64 stations. The canvas cover of the director is open. In the right foreground is a smoke locker and the gas turbine air intake. Berthed alongside the east wall of the basin is the Royal Fleet Auxiliary store carrier Bacchus (1962), pendant A404.