On board the passenger cruise ship Orontes (1929) in Gibraltar Bay looking towards Gibraltar.
On board the passenger cruise ship Orontes (1929) in Gibraltar Bay looking east towards Gibraltar. The photographer is on the forward superstructure looking forward showing the foremast house and cargo winches, number 2 lifeboat and the forecastle. At anchor on the left and seen from off her port beam is the P & O Lines passenger cruise ship Strathmore (1935). The South Mole of the Dockyard is in the middle ground with the town and Signal Hill beyond it. Willis Battery peak is to the left of centre of the picture.
Object Details
| ID: | P91804 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Sheet film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Marine Photo Service |
| Vessels: | Orontes (1929); Strathmore (1935) |
| Date made: | 1935-1939 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 117 mm x 168 mm |
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