| Name: | DOWLAIS |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 25/01/1879 |
| Completed: | 02/1879 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 382 |
| Dimensions: | 1093grt, 711nrt, 240.0 x 33.2 x 16.0ft |
| Engines: | CI2cyl (28 & 54 x 36ins), 99nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 79394 |
| History: | |
| 03/03/1879 | Morel Brothers & Co, Cardiff |
| 26/03/1880 | Sank |
| Comments: | 26/03/1880: Sank after striking the Runnelstone, Cornwall |
| On a voyage from Bilbao to Cardiff with a cargo of iron ore |
Bristol Mercury, Monday, 29/03/1880