| Name: | HERO |
| Launched: | 16/03/1892 |
| Completed: | 07/1892 |
| Builder: | JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 139 |
| Dimensions: | 161grt, 1nrt, 105.2 x 19.6 x 11.2ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (14, 23 & 37 x 24ins), 70nhp |
| Engines by: | JP Rennoldson & Sons, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 101078 |
| History: | |
| 02/02/1893 | J Fenwick & Co Ltd; registered at Sydney, NSW |
| 07/1960 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 09/1940: Sunk in Sydney Harbour after a collision with NORTHUMBERLAND |
| 03/1944: Raised by USA personnel using rubberised air-bags | |
| 02/1945: Returned to service | |
| 1947: Fitted with a Kort nozzle on Chapman’s slip, Balmain NSW | |
| 13/07/1960: Driven ashore and wrecked at Port Kembla after rope fouled propeller | |
| 1963: Broken up in situ | |
| Thanks to Buster J Browne for the above information |
Above photo probably taken soon after arrival in Australia. Photo is courtesy of Buster J Browne
Above photograph is courtesy of Buster J Browne
Above photo showing HERO on the slipway with new Kort nozzle is courtesy of Buster J Browne
Above photograph is courtesy of Buster J Browne