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 junior rates mess between 19 and 23 stations on 3 deck looking aft from the centreline showing kit lockers on the left, three triple tier bunk units, an electric iron stored on a pillar, a Plessey Automation detecting assembly panel, a fire extinguisher and a fuse panel. On the right are the stairs leading up to 2 deck.