On board the type 81 general purpose frigate HMS Tartar (1960) in Portsmouth Dockyard between November 1973 and April 1974 during a refit. The photographer is in the junior rates' dining hall between 50 and 56 stations on 2 deck looking aft and to port from the centre at 52 station showing four tables with bench seats. A large bookcase and two large notice boards are against the ship's side. Four fuse panels and a terminal connection box are against the aft bulkhead and a water cooler is on the left. A chief petty officer is standing in the port passageway.