The Orient Line passenger cruise liner Orcades (1937) at Alexandretta, Turkey

A distant port quarter view of the Orient Line passenger cruise liner Orcades (1937) anchored off Alexandretta, Turkey, taken from the shore. One of the ship's motor lifeboats is alongside landing stage steps waiting for returning passengers. A local man in a rowing boat is offshore.

Object Details

ID: P90180
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: 117 mm x 167 mm