A slightly distant view of a motor lifeboat towing four manual lifeboats away from the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) for a boat race in Norwegian waters.

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A slightly distant view of a motor lifeboat towing four manual lifeboats away from the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) for a boat race in Norwegian waters.

A slightly distant view of a motor lifeboat towing four manual lifeboats away from the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) for a boat race in Norwegian waters. Each manual lifeboat is crewed by eight male and eight female passengers under the supervision of two of the ship's seamen. The photographer is looking down from the deck of the Orontes (1929).

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Object Details

ID:	P85491
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: 117 mm x 169 mm