A port broadside view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) anchored in Moldefjord off the town of Molde, Norway.

A port broadside view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) anchored in Moldefjord off the town of Molde, Norway. Her port anchor is deployed, an accommodation ladder is rigged to the main deck aft and a ship's boat is at the foot of the gangway. A ship's lifeboat in use as a tender is under way heading towards the ship. The photographer is on shore and Molde's main concrete wharf is in the foreground. A single storey building with a corrugated iron roof is on the right.

Object Details

ID: P84215
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 168 mm