A starboard broadside view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in Norwegian waters

A starboard broadside view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in Norwegian waters. Her starboard anchor is deployed, an accommodation ladder is rigged aft with a boat alongside it and lifeboat number 17 has been launched. She is flying the Blue Peter from her port yardarm and the Norwegian flag is at the foremast head. A forested low-lying coast with a few shoreside buildings is in the left background.

Object Details

ID: P84647
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: 116 mm x 167 mm