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

An end view of two parts of one of the inner propeller shafts of the tug Capable (1945) on the quayside by the side of No. 3 dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard. One of the parts is fitted with a double gear wheel at one end. The other part has flanges at both ends.

Object details

ID: N26713
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