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 communications control room (receiving) between 41 and 43 stations on the port side of 3 deck looking to starboard from the forward end showing cartons of Kado teleprinter rolls in the left foreground with a locker, a two drawer filing cabinet and a fire extinguisher against the forward bulkhead. Another fire extinguisher and an automatic emergency lantern are alongside the door. A main switch panel with a bookshelf above it are on the right. A vertical format negative.