Boats from the passenger cruise liner Orcades (1937) at Alexandretta, Turkey

Motor lifeboat number 16 approaching the accommodation ladder of the Orient Line passenger cruise liner Orcades (1937) at Alexandretta, Turkey. A local rowing boat is offering its services near the accommodation ladder. The photographer is standing near the foot of the ladder looking aft towards the waterfront at Alexandretta. A vertical format negative.

Object Details

ID: P90173
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Orcades (1937)
Date made: 1937-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 167 mm x 117 mm