On board the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) while at anchor in Sognefjord, off Balholm, Norway.

On board the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) while at anchor in Sognefjord, off Balholm, Norway. The photographer is on the port side of the boat deck looking aft and to port showing a young man in a suit and tie sitting in a folding deck chair by the ship's rail. Lifeboat number 10 has been launched but number 12 is still under its davits. A deck tennis net has been rigged on the left. The mountains in the background are partially obscured by low cloud.

Object Details

ID: P84619
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: 117 mm x 168 mm