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

A close view of the port A bracket of the tug Capable (1945) in No. 3 dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, looking forward from the dock bottom abreast the rudder. The variable pitch propeller is fitted and the shaft end protector of the propeller is being lifted into position.

Object details

ID: N26727
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