In a senior rate's mess on board a Royal Navy Tribal class Type 81 general purpose frigate. The photographer is looking into a corner of the mess showing an electric fire with a calendar, a framed photograph of two naval ships and a wooden statue of an antelope above it. to the right is a crockery cupboard. A triple tier bunk unit is on the right and an easy chair is in the foreground. The name of the vessel, the location and the date are unknown but it is probably in Persian Gulf or Caribbean waters.