A starboard bow view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) moored in Grand Harbour, Malta.

A starboard bow view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) moored in Grand Harbour, Malta. She has accommodation ladders rigged to a shell door and to her main deck aft and boats are alongside them. A waterboat is alongside amidships and small boats are ahead of it. The Blue Peter flag is flying from the starboard yardarm on the foremast. Fort St. Angelo is in the left background and Valletta is on the right. The negative is slightly out of focus.

Object Details

ID: P84559
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Orontes (1929)
Date made: 1929-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 116 mm x 167 mm