Antisana
Ship Number
260
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Launch Date
22 December 1892
Delivered
11 March 1893
Owner
Pacific Steam Navigation Co.
Weight
3584 grt
BP Length
360 feet
Breadth
43 feet
No. of Screws
Speed (approx)
12 knots
Propulsion
Triple Expansion
Official No.
102081
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Scrapped
Antisana

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Sister of the Magellan she was built for the South American cargo services.
 
In 1910 she was sold to Messageries Maritimes of Marseilles who renamed her Basque and operated her on the same service as the Normand.
 
She was torpedoed by UB-52 at Marsa Sirocco on the 18th February 1918. A fire broke out on board and the second engineer Achille Vidal was burnt to death attempting to quell the flames, an heroic act for which he was posthumously awarded the Legion d'Honneur. The ship was eventually beached at Malta on 20th February. In December 1920 she resumed service to the Black Sea and was finally broken up in Italy during November 1923.