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

A view in the engine room of the tug Capable (1945) in No. 3 dry dock in Portsmouth Dockyard. This is the control station for one of the triple expansion engines and presumably some of the controls are for the vairable pitch propellers. Vertical format.

Object details

ID: N26759
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: 164 mm x 120 mm