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 passageway on 2 deck looking to port from 50 station showing stairs up to 1 deck and an open hatch leading down to the engine room. Starter panels, junction boxes, fuse panels, a cable stowage bracket and emergency connection boxes are against the bulkheads.