A distant starboard bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the Orient Line cruise ship Otranto (1925) anchored in Sognefjord off Balholm, Norway.

A distant starboard bow view, taken from wide off the bow, of the Orient Line cruise ship Otranto (1925) anchored in Sognefjord off Balholm, Norway. She has both anchors deployed and an accommodation ladder is rigged to her main deck aft with a boat close to it. Lifeboats 7 and 15 and seaboat 3 have been launched. The photographer is on shore looking through a gap in the trees. There are small patches of snow on the mountain in the background. A vertical format negative.

Object Details

ID: P84812
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Otranto (1925)
Date made: 1926-1929
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 167 mm x 116 mm