| Name: | BANTU |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 16/07/1901 |
| Completed: | 1901 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 710 |
| Dimensions: | 4189grt, 2662nrt, 360.0 x 47.0 x 28.3ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (28, 46 & 77 x 48ins), 535nhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 114778 |
| History: | |
| 1901 | Bucknall Steamship Lines Ltd (Bucknall Bros), London |
| 1910 | Isthmian Steamship Co Ltd (United States Steel Co, New York), North Shields |
| 1914 | United States Steel Products Co, New York |
| 1930 | P Hadjilias et al; renamed ORPHEUS |
| 03/10/1930 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 11/10/1917: Requisitioned by the US Shipping Board |
| 01/1918: Aground in Delaware Bay just below Marcus Hook | |
| 27/01/1918: Refloated after major part of cargo removed | |
| Towed to Philadelphia Shipyard for repairs | |
| 07/07/1919: Returned to owners | |
| 03/10/1930: Arrived at Blyth to be broken up by Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Co Ltd |
Above photo as BANTU courtesy of Clive Ketley