Fitting variable pitch propellers to the tug Capable (1945) in No. 3 Dry Dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, Hampshire.

A port quarter view of the tug Capable (1945) in No. 3 dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, taken from the side wall of the dock looking forward and to starboard, showing the A bracket and the stern tube. The cone plates, bearings and propeller have been removed and the new propeller shaft is suspended on chain tackle.

Object details

ID: N26701
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 19 July 1948 - 23 July 1948
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 120 mm x 164 mm