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

An empty motor lifeboat leaving the accommodation ladder of the Orient Line passenger cruise liner Orcades (1937) at Alexandretta, Turkey. Another motor lifeboat is standing off in the distance. A local rowing boat registered H.D. IS.241 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: P90174
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