A port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orion (1935) anchored in Invikfjord at Loen, Norway.

A port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orion (1935) anchored in Invikfjord at Loen, Norway. Her port anchor is deployed and she has an accommodation ladder rigged to her main deck aft with ship's boats and local craft in attendance. Lifeboat 16 has been launched, lifeboat 18 is suspended in its falls beneath the davits and seavoat number 2 has been swung out and lowered to boat deck level. There are patches of snow on the mountains in the background.

Object Details

ID: P84405
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Orion (1935)
Date made: 1936-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection
Measurements: Overall: 117 mm x 168 mm