On board the Type 12 general purpose frigate Plymouth (1959) alongside the south side of number 3 basin in Chatham Dockyard at the end of a modernization which commenced in August 1966. The ship is berthed starboard side to the quay. The photographer is in the 1st lieutenant's cabin between 27½ and 30 stations on the starboard side of 1 deck looking to port showing the settee berth in the port forward corner with an easy chair in the foreground. Above the settee berth are framed photographs of a T class submarine and a pair of Ton class minesweepers and mounted photographs of an A class submarine and a Ton class minesweeper alongside a curved stone pier. A door is on the left.