Hermes (1953). In the assault operations room on 1 deck, during conversion.
A 35mm roll film negative. On board the commando carrier Hermes (1953) in Devonport Dockyard in June 1973 towards the end of her conversion from a fixed wing aircraft carrier to a commando carrier. She recommissioned after conversion on 18 August 1973. The photographer is in the assault operations room on the starboard side of 1 deck between 91 and 107 stations, looking aft from the port forward corner of the room showing a folding table in the right foreground. A VHA display unit is in the centre and a man in overalls is sitting at the SACC plot. Communications desks are in the background.
Object Details
| ID: | PM3133/17A |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Historic Photographs |
| Type: | 35 mm; Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | HM Dockyard, Devonport |
| Vessels: | Hermes (1953) |
| Date made: | 1973-06 |
| Credit: | © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |