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A port side view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orford (1928) at moorings in Grand Harbour, Malta.
A port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orford (1928) at moorings in Grand Harbour, Malta. An accommodation ladder is rigged to the main deck aft asnd a boat is alongside it. The Blue Peter is being flown from the bridge halyard. The Royal Navy battleship Royal Oak (1914) is moored just beyond and parallel to the Orford. She is still fitted with an aircaft platform on B turret. The photographer is looking south-east from the Barrakka showing Bighi and Kalkara Creek on the left and Vittoriosa on the right.
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Object Details
| ID: | P84196 |
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| Type: | Sheet film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Marine Photo Service |
| Vessels: | Orford (1928); Royal Oak (1914) |
| Date made: | 1928-1932 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 117 mm x 167 mm |
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