The s.s. 'Abertawe' was built at the yard of Palmer's Ship Building & Iron Company Limited at Jarrow on the Tyne and launched in May 1884. She was a single screw, general cargo vessel of 1,336 gross and 815 net register tons being 240.5 ft long x 33.2 ft. breath x 18.1 ft. depth. She was built for the Abertawe Steamship Company Company Limited (Letricheux & David) of Swansea. During 1909 she was sold to Cie des Chargeurs Francais (Plisson et Cie) of Le Harve and renamed s.s. 'Marie'. On the 21st April 1919 she was in collision with the Swedish vessel 'Signe' off Lundy Island and sank whilst on a voyage from Penarth bound for Bayonne with a cargo of coal. [102]