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

A close view of the port stern tube of the tug Capable (1945) in No. 3 dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, taken from a platform on the bottom of the dock looking to starboard, showing men fitting the propeller shaft using a wedge.

Object details

ID: N26702
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: 90 mm x 120 mm