Tvoroyri and the Trangisvaagsfjordur on the island of Suduroy in the Faroe Islands

A general view of the village of Tvoroyri and the Trangisvaagsfjordur on the island of Suduroy in the Faroe Islands. The photographer is on a shore excursion from the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company cruise ship Viceroy of India (1929) looking south-east over the village and towards the entrance to the fjord from high ground above the village. A general cargo steamship is alongside the main quay and another is at anchor in the fjord. A 2-masted schooner is alongside a small jetty and the Tvoroyri Church, built in 1908, is in the left background.

Object Details

ID: P95756
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 167 mm