Above the Alameda Gardens at Gibraltar looking west-by-north over the dockyard showing the signal tower on the dockyard offices. Alongside the South Mole are a Royal Fleet Auxiliary oiler of the Small 'Ol' class and the Royal Navy battleships Warspite (1913) and Malaya (1915), both seen from ahead of the port beam. The Warspite on the left is wearing the flag of the flag officer 2nd Battle Squadron Atlantic Fleet, Rear-Admiral W.F. French, C.B., C.M.G. The Detached Mole is on the right and the coast of Spain is in the background.