A close-up view of the stern of the Orient Line cruise ship Orion (1935) anchored in the Saronic Gulf off Piraeus, Greece.

A close-up view of the stern of the Orient Line cruise ship Orion (1935) anchored in the Saronic Gulf off Piraeus, Greece. The photographer is in a boat off the port quarter and only the hull at the stern of the ship is in the picture. A local leisure craft with five occupants and sailing under a lateen mainsail and a small foresail rigged to a bowsprit is passing the Orion's stern. The negative is captioned "Athens". A vertical format negative.

Object Details

ID: P84412
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: 168 mm x 117 mm