A starboard broadside view of the Orient Line cruise ship Otranto (1925) at anchor, said to be off Cyprus.

A starboard broadside view of the Orient Line cruise ship Otranto (1925) at anchor, said to be off Cyprus. Her port anchor is deployed and she has an accommodation ladder rigged to the main deck aft with a boat alongside it and another boat on a painter just aft of it. Lifeboats 7 and 15 have been launched and seaboat 3 has been swung out and lowered to boat deck level. The Blue Peter is flying from the top of the foremast. The negative is captioned "Cyprus" but no land is visible.

Object Details

ID: P84836
Type: Sheet film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Marine Photo Service
Vessels: Otranto (1925)
Date made: 1926-1939
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 116 mm x 167 mm