A distant starboard side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor off Villefranche, France.

A distant starboard side view, taken from abaft the beam, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor off Villefranche, France. Her port anchor is deployed and she has an accommodation ladder rigged to a shell door aft of midships with a boat alongside it. Motor lifeboat 17 has been launched and one of the ship's boat is close to her stern. Cap Ferrat lighthouse is on the headland in the background.

Object Details

ID: P84728
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Orontes (1929)
Date made: 1930-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 116 mm x 167 mm