A port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orford (1928) at anchor in an unknown location.

A port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orford (1928) at anchor in an unknown location. Her starboard anchor is deployed, an accommodation ladder is rigged to the main deck aft and a lifeboat is alongside the gangway. Lifeboat 18 has been launched and the Blue Peter is being flown from the port yardarm on the foremast. The horizon is not level.

Object Details

ID: P84252
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Orford (1928)
Date made: 1928-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 117 mm x 168 mm