Deck Hockey is a very popular game in those of H. M. ships which have sufficient deck space . It is played at a fast and furious pace and there is no offside rule. For a ball or puck, as it is called, any old piece of wood supplied by the ships carpenter is used. A large number of these pucks is used during a game as they soon get hit overboard. The players shown in this picture are gun-room officers in H.M.S. Nelson