No 5 [Lower Hangar] Deck, location 5G70: Interior of the Torpedo Stowage compartment, looking forward towards the bulkhead at about frame 54 1/2. An ASW torpedo is on stocks in the foreground in preparation for being transferred to a trolley with mostly empty torpedo racks visible beyond. The open door to the right leads to the Machinery Compartment.

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.