A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from only just abaft the beam, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orcades (1937) at anchor off Alexandretta, Turkey.

A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from only just abaft the beam, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orcades (1937) at anchor off Alexandretta, Turkey. Her port anchor is deployed and an accommodation ladder is rigged at the aft shell door. The ship's lifeboat number 15 is under way in the foreground, approaching the shore with passengers. A vertical format negative.

Object Details

ID: P84133
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Orcades (1937)
Date made: 1937-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 167 mm x 116 mm