No. 4 [Lower Gallery] Deck, location 4G1. The starboard deck space in the vicinity of frame 60, looking towards one of the openings in the shell. A Mediterranean/accommodation ladder is lying on deck in the foreground.

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.