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

A close view of the starboard propeller of the tug Capable (1945) in No. 3 dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, looking to forward from the dock bottom abreast the rudder. All three of the blades are in place but the shaft end protector and the boss have not yet been fitted.

Object details

ID: N26739
Type: Negative
Materials: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 3 May 1948 - 26 June 1948
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 90 mm x 120 mm