No 5 [Lower Hangar] Deck, location 5-J4?: Interior of a Junior Ratings Mess in the space adjacent to the forward aircraft lift (on the port side of the lift) in the vicinity of frames 73-81. The orientation of this picture appears to be towards the port side of the ship.

This is part of a series of photographs taken during the final stages of HMS Ark Royal's last major refit which was completed in 1970. The location references are derived from the deck plans in the latest edition of the ship's NBCD book.