A very distant port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor off the island of Tobago, West Indies.

A very distant port side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor off the island of Tobago, West Indies. She has an accommodation ladder rigged aft and is flying the Blue Peter from the port yardarm on her foremast. The photographer is on shore looking through palm trees and a local family are sitting on a rowing boat which is drawn up on shore. A man wearing spectacles and a trilby hat is sitting on an upturned boat on the right.

Object Details

ID: P84551
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Orontes (1929)
Date made: 1930-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 117 mm x 168 mm