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

A close side view of a variable pitch propeller and boss for the tug Capable (1945) on the floor of No. 3 dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, with the cover plate for one of the blades removed to show the pitch changing mechanism.

Object details

ID: N26724
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