A port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in an unknown location.

A port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in an unknown location. Her starboard anchor is deployed and she has two accommodation ladders rigged aft, one to the deck and one to a shell door; the one to the shell door has a boat alongside it. Lifeboat 18 has been launched. The ship is not flying a courtesy flag. An headland is in the right background. The horizon is not level.

Object Details

ID: P84588
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