Hero

Ownership

1895 Thos. Wilson, Sons & Co. Ltd., Hull
1906 - 1924 Wilsons & North Eastern Railway Shipping Co. Ltd., Hull

Capacity

Cargo only

Routes

Hull to Continental ports

Shipbuilder

Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Hull (yard no. 394)
Launched 01/04/1895 Completed 06/1895

Dimensions

GRT: 775grt

Length: 216.5ft

Beam: 30.0ft.

Engine builder

Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Hull

Propulsion

Steam triple expansion 18.5, 31 & 53 x 33ins., 239hp

Notes

Transferred into the joint venture in 1906.
Sold in 1924 to Ellerman Lines, London
1927 to General Steam Navigation Co., London
Broken up at Charlestown, arrived 23/12/1933