No. 3 [Upper Hangar] Deck, location 3U2. View forward from the aft motor boat stowage sponson. The structure to the immediate left may be part of the aircraft and boat crane base, which also incorporated a paint spray store and workshop. At least two boats are visible on raised chocks.

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.