| Name: | NORTH DEVON |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 27/11/1878 |
| Completed: | 01/1879 |
| Builder: | Schlesinger, Davis & Co |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 94 |
| Dimensions: | 774grt, 484nrt, 195.9 x 28.1 x 15.9ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (29 & 45 x 33ins), 91nhp |
| Engines by: | Black, Hawthorn & Co, Gateshead |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 79391 |
| History: | |
| 23/01/1879 | H Vellacott & Sons, Cardiff |
| 1889 | North Devon Steam Ship Co Ltd (T Jack Jr), Belfast |
| 1898 | Shamrock Shipping Co Ltd (T Jack Jr), Belfast |
| 1898 | G Vallée, Rouen; renamed VULCAIN |
| 1902 | RR Collard, Newhaven (for salvage) |
| 1902 | Jobling, Newcastle (for repair) |
| 1902 | Stoom Mij ‘Het Noorden’ (A Van Dijk), Delfzijl |
| 1905 | M Fernandez y Cia S en C, Rivera; renamed GALAICO |
| 26/08/1913 | Sank |
| Comments: | 02/01/1902: Stranded in West Bay, Dungeness |
| On a voyage from Honfleur to Newcastle in ballast | |
| Sold and then refloated 15/05/1902, resold and repaired | |
| 26/08/1913: Sank after a collision with SCHWARZWALD, 30 miles SW of Land's End | |
| On a voyage from Bordeaux to Cardiff with a cargo of pitwood |
Above painting as NORTH DEVON is courtesy of Museum Wales
Above photo as VULKAIN is copyright of Robert Bomans collection