A port bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in Vigo Bay, Spain.

A port bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in Vigo Bay, Spain. She has her port anchor deployed and both of her aft accommodation ladders are rigged but not lowered. Two of her crew are at the ship's rail forward of the superstructure directing water jets over the side. A few small boats are near the ship's stern and a coal hulk is in the left background.

Object Details

ID: P84652
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Orontes (1929)
Date made: 1930-1936
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 116 mm x 167 mm