s.s. 'North Devon' - Report of Survey for Repairs, &c. for North Devon - 2nd August 1880 - page 2 of 2.

However, at Penarth, Cardiff on the 16th September 1880, surveyor Mr. Henry T. Tyrrell notes : 'A Trotman's Patent Anchor in lieu of the above of weight excluding stock 15 cwt. 2 qtrs. 11 lbs. prooved to 17 tons 0 cwt. 3 qtrs. 2 lbs. at Netherton (Dudley in the Black Country), Certificate dated 9th September 1880 and signed E. Seerhouse? . . .  assistant Superintendent has this day been put on board the Vessel in the Penarth Dock, the anchor above reported - having been found not in accordnace with the requirements of the Rules.'

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In 1898  s.s. 'North Devon' came under the ownership of G. Vallée at Rouen and was renamed s.s. 'Vulcain'. She sank as a consequence of a collision, during August 1913, with the German vessel s.s. 'Schwarzwald' whilst on a voyage from Bordeaux to Cardiff loaded with a cargo of pitwood. The photograph above is her as s.s. 'Vulcain' and the copyright is assigned to the Robert Bomans collection. Many thanks to Tyne Built Ships for the information. [102]