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| Gross Tonnage: | 4,230 | Net: | 2,655 |
| Dimensions: | 360' 0" x 47' 0" x 28' 3" | MC Type: | |
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| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd.
Newcastle, England | Hull #
USMC Hull #
Date of Build:
Delivered: | 710
1901
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| Engines: | 3SB, 9cf, GS144, HS7599 FD | Engine Builder: | WllsndSlpwy Co. Ltd.
Newcastle, England |
| Navigation: | ElecLight, Wireless | Decks, etc.: | 2 Decks(1 Stl-UIrn) & Deep Framing |
| Began Isthmian Service: | 1910 | Ended Isthmian Service: | 1929 |
----------------------------------- Vessel History ----------------------------------- |
Date | Vessel
# | Vessel
Name | Vessel
Owner | Call Ltrs | Home
Port | Flag |
1901 | 114778 | Bantu | Bucknall SS Lines, Ltd.
London | SRNF | London | British |
1910 | 212571 | Bantu | Isthmian S.S. Co.
London | LDPR | London | British |
1915 | 212571 | Bantu | U.S. Steel Products Co.
New York | LDPR | New York | US |
1929 | 80505 | Orpheus | P. Hadjilias & Others
Syra, Greece | | Syra | Greek |
Events:
1910: BANTU acquired for 24,000 pounds from Bucknall Steamship Lines, Ltd.
9/12/14: First Isthmian vessel to be U.S. flagged in New York.
10/11/17: Requisitioned by War Department in New York.
1/27/18: Refloated after being aground in Delaware Bay just below Marcus Hook for 2 weeks; major part of the cargo had to be removed. Vessel towed to Philadelphia with repairs taking 2 1/2 months in Philadelphia shipyard.
7/7/19: Returned to Isthmian by the Shipping Board in New York.
6/25/29: Leaves New York on final voyage under Capt. A.A. Lang for Valparaiso. After discharging, Greeks take over.
| Disposition Date | Comments |
| 1930 | Q4 - Reported broken up by Lloyd's Casualty Report. Broken up at Blyth on the Northeast Coast of England by Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Co., Ltd., arriving October 3, 1930. |
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