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 C.P.O's mess between 67 and 73 stations on 2 deck looking aft and to starboard showing the door to the P.O's mess with beer firkins stacked in front of it. In the sitting out area a noticeboard and a settee bench are against the aft bulkhead. A settee bench, a bookshelf, a mess locker with an electric kettle and a jug on it, a litter bin, two shelves with mirrors above, and the C.P.O's mess attendance board are against the starboard bulkhead. Two tankards and a C.P.O's and P.O's duties notice are above the settee bench.