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 and A bracket of the tug Capable (1945) in No. 3 dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard, looking to port from the dock bottom abreast the propeller. All three of the blades are in place but the shaft end protector and the boss have not yet been fitted. the rope guard has not yet been replaced.
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Object details
| ID: | N26740 |
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| 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 |