A close starboard quarter view, taken from abreast the stern, of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at moorings in Grand Harbour, Malta. She has two accommodation ladders rigged aft and a number of local boats, including dghaisas, and two of her own boats are in the vicinity. Lifeboat 17 has been launched. She is flying the Blue Peter from the starboard yardarm on her foremast. Her stern is out of the picture. A vertical format negative.