A slightly distant starboard broadside view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in Ulvikfjord, Norway

A slightly distant starboard broadside view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in Ulvikfjord, Norway. Her port anchor is deployed and she has an accommodation ladder rigged to a shell door aft of amidships. Lifeboat number 19 has been launched and the ship is flying the Blue Peter from the starboard yardarm on the foremast.. The photographer is standing beside a wooden jetty which has two rowing boats alongside it. There are patches of snow on the mountains in the background.

Object Details

ID: P84213
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Orontes (1929)
Date made: 1930-1937
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 117 mm x 169 mm