A starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of motor tender No. 18 from the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) under way in a Norwegian fjord.

A starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of motor tender No. 18 from the Orient Line cruise ship Orontes (1929) under way in a Norwegian fjord. She has a crew of two and she is laden with passengers while manoeuvring off the shore. The Orontes is anchored in the distance. She has her starboard anchor deployed and an accommodation ladder is rigged aft with a boat alongside it and another two boats under the boat boom forward. She is flying the Blue Peter from the starboard yardarm and the Norwegian flag from the top of the foremast.

Object Details

ID: P84672
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 168 mm