Volume Eleven - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - some more aspects - Built with Pride at the Penarth Shipbuilding Company - s.s. 'Aira Force' - 1890 . . .

1917 – On the 5th December 1917 the steamship s.s. “Seaforth”, en-route from Barry to St. Malo with a cargo of coal, struck the submerged wreck of the s.s. “Franklin” and foundered within ten minutes. The Master and ten hands were picked up and safely landed at Swansea. Both wrecks were raised during April 1918. [930]

1929 - Between 1917 and 1929 there appears to be little record the s.s. 'Seaforth'. However on the 12th July 1929 Lloyd's Register of Shipping [760] records she was in collision in the Bristol Channel off Trevose Head whilst on a voyage from Cardiff to Plymouth with a cargo of flour. She foundered following a collision with the Spanish owned vessel 'Cristina'. Her crew were rescued by the Cristina and the media reported that the vessels had collided whilst in thick fog.

1930 - Questions regarding the loss of the s.s. 'Seaforth' were raised in the House of Commons on the 6th May 1930 :

Sir B. Peto ; asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the circumstances attending the loss off Trevose Head on 12th July last of the steamship "Seaforth" after collision with the steamship "Cristina"; how many navigating officers in addition to the master were serving on board the "Seaforth" at the time; and whether the master and the navigating officer in charge of the vessel at the time of the collision held Board of Trade certificates of competency?

Mr. W. Graham : I am aware of the circumstances attending the loss of the steamship "Seaforth" on 12th July, 1929, after collision with the Spanish steamship "Cristina." In addition to the master, one navigating officer, rated as mate, was serving on the "Seaforth." Neither the master nor the mate, who was in charge of the bridge at the time of the collision, held a Board of Trade certificate, nor was this legally necessary. [931]