| Name: | ABERDARE |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 25/11/1882 |
| Completed: | 01/1883 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 486 |
| Dimensions: | 1348grt, 877nrt, 240.0 x 33.2 x 16.7ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (30 & 57 x 39ins), 99rhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 86497 |
| History: | |
| 12/01/1883 | Aberdare Steamship Co Ltd (Morel Brothers & Co), Cardiff |
| 1895 | Managers became Morel Ltd |
| 22/03/1899 | Sank |
| Comments: | 22/03/1899: Sank after a collision with NIOBE off Barry Island |
| On a voyage from Cardiff to Saint Nazaire with a cargo of coal |
Above photo is courtesy of Museum Wales
Shields Daily News, Monday, 27/11/1882