A port bow view of the Orient Line cruise ship Otranto (1925) just under way passing the island of Santorini, Greece

A port bow view of the Orient Line cruise ship Otranto (1925) just under way passing the island of Santorini, Greece. She is flying a single flag from the bridge signal halyard and it looks like the letter W flag which indicates that the ship requires medical assistance. Lifeboat 16 is missing from her davits and has presumably been launched. Seaboat 4 has been swung out and lowered to boat deck level. The top of the foremast is out of the picture.

Object Details

ID: P84839
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