| Name: | HERCULES |
| Launched: | 24/06/1873 |
| Completed: | 1873 |
| Builder: | JP Rennoldson, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 30 |
| Dimensions: | 216grt, 90nrt, 113.4 x 22.7 x 11.3ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (20 & 39 x 30ins), 60nhp |
| Engines By: | JP Rennoldson, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | 65475 |
| History: | |
| 29/08/1873 | Charles Thomas Bennett, Bristol; registered at North Shields |
| 09/1873 | Newfoundland Screw Steam Tug Co, St John's, Newfoundland |
| 1886 | Daniel Condon & Michael Tobin, St John's, Newfoundland |
| 1890 | The 'Hercules' Steamship Co Ltd, St John's, Newfoundland |
| 19/01/1893 | Burnt |
| Comments: | 17/11/1886: Wrecked but subsequently salvaged & sold |
| 19/01/1893: Destroyed by fire at Burin, Newfoundland | |
| Still listed in MNL until 1940 at least | |
| Thanks to David Asprey for the above details |