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 passage between 106 and 128 stations on the port side of 2 deck looking aft. The hatch to the gearing room and the stairs up to 1 deck are in the left foreground. A fire main, emergency connection box and fuse panels are against the bulkhead of the telephone exchange. Dirty clothes lockers, canvas covered hose and cable stowage brackets and a fire extinguisher are against the ship's side. A vertical format negative.