Emergency lifeboat launching drill on board the Orient Line cruise ship Orford (1928).

Emergency lifeboat launching drill on board the Orient Line cruise ship Orford (1928). The photographer is looking forward from the port side of the boat deck showing the ship's seaboat being lowered in its falls. Six of the ship's crew are manning the boat and they are fully kitted out with life jackets. Passengers are looking down on the boat from the promenade deck. A vertical format negative.

Object Details

ID: P84262
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: 167 mm x 117 mm
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