Volume Twelve - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - further aspects - Random Rants, Notes and Articles No.2 . . .

1921 - Fires Due to Ascertained or Supposed Carelessness - The vessel 'Lynton' whilst docked at Penarth sustained a fire in the engine-room store supposedly caused by an upset lamp. - The Board of Trade Journal [1107] [499] 16th June 1921.

1912 - Navigational Law – The new Italian law requires all coal for the Italian Navy and Italian railroads to be imported from Wales in Italian ships. It is estimated that 700,000 tons will be required annually. The ships must carry 5000 to 6000 tons exclusive of their own bunker coal, for which they will receive a subvention of $60,000. The freight is fixed at $1.55 per ton for the first five years. The coal shall be imported from Cardiff, Barry, Penarth, Talbot and Newport, and shall be delivered in 14 different Italian ports. This law is to continue in force for a period of ten years. - Marine Rundschau. - United States Naval Institute Proceedings. v.38, 1912 [1205] [499]

1908 - s.v. 'Benjamin Boyd' of Belfast - A ship with an interesting history.