A slightly distant starboard broadside view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in Vigo Bay, Spain.

A slightly distant starboard broadside view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in Vigo Bay, Spain. She has her port anchor deployed and an accommodation ladder is rigged aft with one of her boats alongside it. Another three of her boats are shuttling between the ship and the shore. Lifeboat 17 has been launched. Three small single masted dinghies or dayboats and a rowing boat are anchored in the foreground.

Object Details

ID: P84704
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: 117 mm x 168 mm
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