On board the Type 81 general purpose frigate Eskimo (1961) berthed on the south side of No. 3 basin in Chatham Dockyard. The photographer is in the lobby between 75 and 77 stations on 3 deck looking to starboard and up from the port side at 76 station showing the magazine sprinkler supply pipes and control valves under the deckhead and towels are hanging on lines strung under the pipes. An emergency connection box and a cable hanger are against the aft bulkhead. The door to the engineer's spare gear store and pump space is on the right. On the left are the stairs leading up through the open hatch to 2 deck. A vertical format negative.