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

A close view of the starboard inner propeller shaft looking to starboard in the engine room of the tug Capable (1945) in No. 3 dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard. The shaft is fitted with a plummer block and a double toothed gear wheel. The shaft is passing through a bulkhead.

Object details

ID: N26717
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