A distant port bow view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in Sognefjord off Balholm, Norway.

A distant port bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in Sognefjord off Balholm, Norway. She has both anchors deployed and an accommodation ladder is rigged aft. Two of her starboard side boats have been launched and her foremast derrick is hauled round to port. There are patches of snow on the mountains in the background.

Object Details

ID: P84543
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Orontes (1929)
Date made: 1930-1937
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 116 mm x 164 mm