The manual lifeboat number 7 from the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) returning to the ship in Sognefjord, off Balholm Norway.
The manual lifeboat number 7 from the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) returning to the ship in Sognefjord, off Balholm Norway. She is seen from almost dead ahead. The photographer is on board the anchored Orontes looking down on the approaching boat which has just cast off from the motor lifeboat number 17 and the negative is captioned "Boat race winners". A vertical format negative. Negatives numbers P84614 to P84618 inclusive and P85487 and P85488 were taken on the same occasion.
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Object Details
ID: | P85487 |
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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: 169 mm x 117 mm |