Motor lifeboat number 16 being launched on board the Orient Line cruise ship Orion (1935) in an unknown location.

Motor lifeboat number 16 being launched on board the Orient Line cruise ship Orion (1935) in an unknown location. The photographer is looking aft over the port side of the upper promenade deck showing the boat swung out and suspended in its falls with five members of the ship's crew aboard. Passengers are leaning over the rail of the promenade deck watching proceedings. A vertical format negative.

Object Details

ID: P84337
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Orion (1935)
Date made: 1935-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 167 mm x 117 mm
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