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 |