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 4.5 inch handing room and gun crew shelter between 74½ and 75¾ stations on 1 deck looking to starboard and aft showing two tripod frames, an explosives locker and two ammunition hoists against the aft bulkhead on the right. A line of cable reels is at high level against the forward bulkhead on the left The doors to the ready use and smoke magazines are in the starboard bulkhead. The photographer is holding the camera at a 45° angle to the vertical.