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

A port 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. Lifeboat 18 has been launched and one of her boats is heading for the shore. The Blue Peter is flying from the starboard yardarm and the Spanish flag is at the top of the foremast. A coal hulk is in the left background.

Object Details

ID: P84705
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