A port near broadside view, taken from only just abaft the beam, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in a Norwegian fjord.

A port near broadside view, taken from only just abaft the beam, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in a Norwegian fjord. Her port anchor is deployed and she has an accommodation ladder rigged aft. Lifeboat number 18 has been launched. The photographer is in a boat moving away from the ship at speed. The mountains in the background are shrouded in low cloud. The negative is slightly out of focus. Negative number P84641 was taken on the same occasion.

Object Details

ID: P84640
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 169 mm