| Name: | HEROS |
| Launched: | 10/1940 |
| Completed: | 04/02/1941 |
| Builder: | T van Duijvendijk's Scheepswerf, Lekkerkerk, Netherlands |
| Yard Number: | 35 |
| Dimensions: | 229grt, 103.7 x 25.5 x 12.6ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (370, 610 & 1000 x 610mm), 650ihp |
| Engines By: | T van Duijvendijk's Scheepswerf, Lekkerkerk, Netherlands |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a; (1951: 169228) |
| History: | |
| 1941 | Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs AG; registered at Hamburg |
| 1941 | Transferred to Schlepperkontor Kiel |
| 02/1951 | Lawson-Batey Tugs Ltd; registered at Newcastle; renamed SOUTHSIDER |
| 01/1959 | Chartered to Tyne Tugs Ltd, Newcastle |
| 02/1968 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 09/1942: Requisitioned by German Kriegsmarine |
| 09/1942: Allocated to Gruppe Nord as an icebreaker | |
| 12/1942 Transferred to Marine Bergungs und Seenotdienst Kommando as a salvage tug | |
| 12/09/1944 Transferred to Befehlshaber der Sicherung Nordsee | |
| 26/05/1945: Returned to owners | |
| 02/1951: Cost £22,000 | |
| 02/1968: Broken up by Hughes Bolckow Ltd, Blyth; cost £2,050 |
Above photo courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo courtesy of Richard Cox
Above photo courtesy of Alfred Turner
Above photo courtesy of Alfred Turner
Above photo courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo courtesy of Robert Amess