Afon Cefni (1892 ship)

History
NameAfon Cefni
OwnerHughes & Co.
Port of registryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Liverpool
BuilderA. Stephens & Sons for Hughes & Co, Glasgow, Scotland
Yard number339
Launched10 March 1892
CompletedApril 1892
FateWrecked 1894
General characteristics
TypeBarque
Tonnage2,066 GRT
Length87.0 m (285 ft 5 in) pp
Beam12.5 m (41 ft 0 in)

Afon Cefni was an iron, four-masted barque. She was named after Afon Cefni, one of the rivers of Anglesey. Her sister ship was Afon Alaw, also named after an Anglesey river. Like Afon Alaw, Afon Cefni was built in Glasgow, Scotland by A. Stephens & Sons for Hughes & Co from Menai Bridge, Anglesey.

The ship's career, however, was not long. In January 1894 it was en route to San Francisco from Swansea when it was lost with all crew. Later, pieces of the ship washed up on the Cornish and Sussex coasts.