An image showing 'N26708; A port quarter view of the tug Capable (1945) in No. 3 dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, taken from a platform on the bottom of the dock looking forward and to starboard, showing the A bracket and the stern tube. The new propeller shaft is suspended on chain tackles ready to be fitted into the stern tube. The bearing sleeve is positioned ready to be inserted into the A bracket.'

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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 a platform on the bottom of the dock looking forward and to starboard, showing the A bracket and the stern tube. The new propeller shaft is suspended on chain tackles ready to be fitted into the stern tube. The bearing sleeve is positioned ready to be inserted into the A bracket.

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Object details

ID:	N26708
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