No. 2 [Upper Gallery] Deck, location 2MZ1. Looking outboard and to starboard towards the opening in the shell. A fire main can be seen at deck level in the foreground. The open watertight door to the right leads into the adjacent wing passage.

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.