A port broadside view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) anchored and moored in the Saltsjon at Stockholm, Sweden

A port broadside view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) anchored and moored in the Saltsjon at Stockholm, Sweden. Lifeboats 8 and 18 have been launched and one of her boats is under oars near the stern. A harbour tug is near her bow. Skeppsholmen is in the background and on the left is the dome of the Skeppsholmen Church, built in 1849. Three tall masts of equal height and fittings can be seen beyond the stern of the Orontes.

Object Details

ID: P84582
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