The cable holder (capstan) on the forecastle of the destroyer Acheron (1930) in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

Looking forward and to starboard across the forecastle from the port side of the destroyer Acheron (1930) in Portsmouth Dockyard. The working cable holder (capstan) is the subject of the photograph and the photographer's camera is at deck level just abaft the holder. The chain cable is fitted in the fixed snugs at the base of the holder.

Object details

ID: N24708
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 25 October 1937
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 101 mm x 126 mm