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, propeller shaft and A bracket of the tug Capable (1945), taken from the floor of No. 3 dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, looking forward. The male connector has been fitted to the end of the shaft and the variable pitch propeller is being hoisted into position. The boss and the shaft end protector of the propeller are standing on the dock floor. Vertical format.