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 fresh water pump space between 167 and 173 stations on the centreline of 4 deck looking aft and to port showing a continuous running horizontal fresh water pump and a starter panel in the right foreground. The remainder of the space is fitted out with steel and timber racking containing hoses and numbered boxes.