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

A close view of the port inner propeller shaft looking forward and to port from near the power unit in the engine room of the tug Capable (1945) in No. 3 dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard. A steel linkage is connected to the shaft, as seen in the centre of the image.

Object details

ID: N26742
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