An Orient Line passenger cruise ship lifeboat number 3 returning to the ship anchored offshore at Palma, Majorca

An Orient Line passenger cruise ship lifeboat number 3 returning to the ship anchored offshore at Palma, Majorca. The boat is laden with passengers returning from a shore excursion and two of the crew are standing by with boathooks. The boat is of rivetted aluminium construction. Two derrick lighters are in the background working on the extension to the breakwater.

Object Details

ID: P94113
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Date made: 1930-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 116 mm x 166 mm