| Name: | FANTEE |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 21/11/1919 |
| Completed: | 04/03/1920 |
| Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Howdon |
| Yard Number: | 277 |
| Dimensions: | 5663grt, 3527nrt, 399.5 x 53.0 x 32.8ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (27, 44 & 73 x 48ins), 517nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 144410 |
| History: | |
| 26/02/1920 | Elder Dempster & Co Ltd, London |
| 1933 | Kassos Steam Nav Co, (Pnevmaticos, Rethymnis & Yannaghas, managers), Syra, Greece |
| 1933 | Renamed AKTI |
| 04/12/1938 | Sank |
| Comments: | Built as a Type F, WW1 Standard Ship |
| 04/1920: Collided with and sank Richard Hughes' coaster WHITE ROSE | |
| 04/12/1938: Sank after a collision with the German LA PLATA, 80nm SW of Brest, France | |
| On a voyage from Rio de Janeiro to Rotterdam with a cargo of iron ore |
Above photo as FANTEE is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as FANTEE is courtesy of George Robinson
Shields Daily News, Monday, 24/11/1919