The passenger cruise ship Orford (1928) anchored in Sognefjord off the village of Balholm, Norway.

A distant starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the Orient Line passenger cruise ship Orford (1928) at anchor in Sognefjord, Norway. The photographer is on shore in the village of Balholm and a small wooden motor vessel is moored close to the shore. The Junkers F13W floatplane, Code No. 650, Serial LN-ABH is taking off from the water. This aircraft first flew in 1923 in Germany as D260 but was sold to Norway as N-44, certified 5 June 1930 as owned by Nordenfjeldske Flyveruter AS of Trondheim. She was re-registered as LN-ABH on 20 June 1932, owned by Nord-Norges Aero AS of Narvik. Sold to Germany 27 August 1934 and nothing further known.

Object Details

ID: P90461
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Orford (1928); Junkers F13W Floatplane LN-ABH
Date made: June 1932 to August 1934
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 117 mm x 168 mm