A port bow view of the motor lifeboat No. 17 from the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) heading for the shore at Villefranche, France.

A port bow view of the motor lifeboat No. 17 from the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) heading for the shore at Villefranche, France. She is laden with passengers going on a shore excursion from the ship which is out of the picture. The bow of a warship can be seen anchored on the right.

Object Details

ID: P84767
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 166 mm