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 and propeller 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 and the shaft end protector are in place.

Object details

ID: N26728
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