A distant starboard quarter view, taken from wide off the stern, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) anchored off Christiansand, Norway

A distant starboard quarter view, taken from wide off the stern, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) anchored off Christiansand, Norway. She has her starboard anchor deployed and an accommodation ladder is rigged aft. She is flying the Blue Peter flag from the starboard yardarm and the Norwegian flag at the head of her foremast. An unidentified flag is being flown from the bridge signal halyard. A substantial stone wall and an iron light tower are on the promontory in the left foreground.

Object Details

ID: P84587
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: 118 mm x 168 mm