On board the Cunard White Star Line passenger cruise ship Britannic (1930) berthing in the port of Montevideo, Uruguay. The photographer is on the starboard side of the forecastle looking forward showing an unidentified harbour tug connected to the bow and pulling her towards the commercial wharf on the south side of the harbour. The commercial centre of the city is in the background and the dome and twin towers of the Catedral Metropolitana are on the right. The architecturally ornate tower of the Palacio Salvo is in the centre. This mixed use office and residential building was completed in 1928.