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 in the main communication office between 41 and 45 stations on the port side of 2 deck looking forward and to port showing the general purpose bay in the corner equipped with a B40 CAY unit, a B41 CAZ unit, a No. 10 MCO - C3 control unit and a morse key. Against the ship's side is a bench with a shredder on top of the shredder waste cupboard. Above this is a book and manual shelf unit and a block of six radio teleprinter switch units. A vertical format negative.