A slightly distant port quarter view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) anchored in Sognefjord off Balholm, Norway.

A slightly distant port quarter view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) anchored in Sognefjord off Balholm, Norway. She has both anchors deployed and an accommodation ladder is rigged aft with five of her boats alongside it. Boats 8A and 10A have been swung out and lowered to below boat deck level, She is flying the Blue Peter from the port yardarm and the Norwegian flag from her foremast head. The photographer is in an elevated position ashore looking at the ship over trees. The negative is slightly out of focus.

Object Details

ID: P84562
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 167 mm