A bow view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orford (1928) at anchor off Trinidad.

A bow view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orford (1928) at anchor off Trinidad. The ship is viewed from dead ahead and her starboard anchor is deployed A small service vessel is made fast alongside the port side and one of the ship's forward lifeboats is being lowered by the port side cargo derrick on the foremast. Two vessels are secured abreast alongside Orford's starboard side; the inboard vessel being the motor bunkering tanker Servitor (1929) and the outboard vessel is the steam tanker Iere (1929). A vertical format negative. Negatives numbers P84200 to P84202 inclusive were taken on the same occasion.

Object Details

ID: P84200
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Orford (1928); Servitor (1923) Iere (1929)
Date made: 1930-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 169 mm x 117 mm