A port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in Vigo Bay, Spain.

A port side view, taken from well ahead of the beam, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in Vigo Bay, Spain. Her starboard anchor is deployed and she has an accommodation ladder rigged aft with a boat alongside it. Her foremast derrick is swung out to port and lifeboat number 18 has been launched. A coal hulk is in the left background. The negative is rather dense.

Object Details

ID: P84571
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Orontes (1929)
Date made: 1930-1936
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 116 mm x 167 mm