On board the submarine Walrus (1959) alongside the fitting out berth at Scott's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd shipyard at Greenock, on the Clyde. In the control room between 58 and 69 stations on the main flat.

On board the submarine Walrus (1959) alongside the fitting out berth at Scott's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd shipyard at Greenock, on the Clyde. The photographer is in the control room between 58 and 69 stations on the main flat looking to port and aft from 61 station showing the automatic hydroplane gear main panel with a pacitor gauge contents box over, the hydroplane operating gear position with a clinometer and depth gauge, the control box for the main tank vent and kingston valves manufactured by Vosper Ltd, an hovering pump gauge, an accumulator panel by Allen West & Co Ltd of Brighton, the rotary blower telegraph order panel, a clinometer, a ballast pump suction gauge, two trim pump gauges, the snort drains unit, a loudspeaker, the V1/3 trimming pump starter by Allen West & Co Ltd of Brighton, controls for the night periscope, attack periscope, radar mast and ademar mast and the C3/1 transfer pump starter for hovering gear manufactured by Allen West & Co Ltd, Brighton. On the left are the door to the radar office, the radar periscope well with the periscope raised and the attack periscope raised.

Object Details

ID: N69552
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Walrus (1959)
Date made: Before 10 February 1961
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 100 mm x 125 mm
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