On board the type 81 general purpose frigate HMS Nubian (1960) alongside South Railway Jetty in Portsmouth Dockyard prior to commissioning on 9 October 1962. The photographer is in the crew's galley and preparation space between 45 and 50 stations on the starboard side of 2 deck looking forward and to port from 46 station showing an Hobart mixing and mincing machine in the right foreground. A stainless steel bench has cereal bins, a bread buttering machine cupboard and a bread slicing machine cupboard under it. A cleaning gear locker is in the corner with a key cabinet and an automatic emergency lantern fitted to the side of it. A fire extinguisher, a wash basin, an Andrex paper towels dispenser and a first aid cabinet are on the left.