On board the County class guided missile destroyer London (1961) alongside the fitting out berth at the Neptune Works of Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd at Wallsend-on-Tyne. The ship is berthed starboard side to the quay. The photographer is in the commanding officer's sea cabin between 53½ and 58 stations on the port side of 2 deck looking forward showing a cupboard in the foreground, his settee berth with a cabinet above it, a folding writing shelf, a bookshelf, a telephone, two microphones and a loudspeaker.