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 to starboard from the dock bottom abreast the propeller. The first of the blades has been fitted and the cover plate for the next blade has been removed. Vertical format.

Object details

ID: N26736
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: 120 mm x 90 mm