Antonin

A four-masted steel barque built in 1902 by Chantiers de France, Dunkerque. Dimensions 95,52×13,71[?]×7,36 meters [313'5"×45'0"×24'2"] and tonnage 3204 GRT and 2418 NRT. Rigged with royal sails over double top- and topgallant sails.

Sistership to the same owner's four-masted barque Valparaiso (1902).

1902 August 24: Launched at the shipyard of Chantiers de France, Dunkerque, for Ant. Dom. Bordes et fils, Dunkerque. Captain E. Pothin was give command of the new ship.
1904 October 1 — December 15: Sailed from Port Talbot to Iquique in 75 days.
1915 November 18 — January 29: Sailed from La Pallice to Antofagasta in 72 days.
1917 February 3: Under command of Captain F. Lecoq she was captured and sunk by the German raider Seeadler commanded by Graf Felix von Luckner at 7° N, 36° W on voyage from Iquique to Brest.

Updated 1997-07-22 by Lars Bruzelius.

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