A starboard broadside view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in a Norwegian fjord, probably the Sognefjord at Balholm.

A starboard broadside view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in a Norwegian fjord, probably the Sognefjord at Balholm. Her starboard anchor is deployed and the hawse in being washed out. An accommodation ladder is rigged aft and lifeboat 17 has been launched. There are patches of snow on the mountains in the background.

Object Details

ID: P84568
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 166 mm