On board the type 81 general purpose frigate HMS Ashanti (1959) alongside North Corner Jetty in Portsmouth Dockyard during her September 1968 to April 1970 refit. The photographer is in the P.Os' mess between 73 and 78 stations on the starboard side of 2 deck looking forward and to starboard from 77½ station showing a bar unit in the left foreground. A triple tier bunk unit and an armchair are beyond the bar on the left. An Electrolux refrigerator with a notice board above it and a box of Ilford HP4 120 PPP film on it is against a stack of kit lockers. A letter rack and kit lockers are against the port bulkhead. Armchairs and a coffee table are round the bar area.