A slightly distant port broadside view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in Moldefjord off Molde, Norway.

A slightly distant port broadside view of the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) at anchor in Moldefjord off Molde, Norway. She has her port anchor deployed and an accommodation ladder is rigged to the main deck aft. The photographer is on a landing stage on shore and one of the ship's motor lifeboats is approaching the stage laden with passengers. One of the ship's crew is standing on the stage waiting to take the boat's mooring line.

Object Details

ID: P84828
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Orontes (1929)
Date made: 1930-1937
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 116 mm x 167 mm