The Spanish Navy light cruiser Mendez Nunez (1922) and the Orient Line passenger cruise ship Orontes (1929) at Ibiza, Balearic Islands

A distant starboard side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the Spanish Navy light cruiser Mendez Nunez (1922) at anchor at Ibiza, Balearic Islands. Anchored on the left and seen from fine off her starboard bow is a Spanish Navy cruiser of the Principe Alfonso (1925) class. The Dalt Vila and its ramparts and the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Snows are to the left of centre. The photographer is on board the Orient Line passenger cruise ship Orontes (1929) looking forward from the port side of the stern showing some of her lifeboats swung out. The negative is captioned Iviza.

Object Details

ID: P92411
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Mendez Nunez (1922); Orontes (1929)
Date made: 1929-1936
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 117 mm x 168 mm