No. 3 [Upper Hangar] Deck. The after part of the hangar space, looking to port from the vicinity of frame 163. Among the miscellaneous items of equipment on deck are an Avcat fueling/defueling point, fire point no. 12, and hydraulic hose and ejector seat stowage areas. To the left a ladder leads up to the large storage shelves at 'tween deck' and Upper Gallery deck level.

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.