Interior of a canteen or mess. The exact location is unknown, but the presence of a scuttle indicates that it is at the side of the ship. A servery can be seen on the right. Negative N91496 shows a different view of this 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.