| Name: | HERO |
| Launched: | 1846 |
| Completed: | 1846 |
| Builder: | Daniel Bider, East Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 74grt, 29nrt, 78.3 x 16.8 x 8.4ft; (1870: 68grt, 19nrt) |
| Engines: | 1cyl (36 x 43ins), 40nhp |
| Engines by: | Almond & Son, North Shields |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | 43557 |
| History: | |
| 1846 | Unregistered |
| 1847 | Caledonian Canal Commission |
| 17/01/1862 | John Smith, Aberdeen; registered at Aberdeen |
| 1862 | William W Bruce, Liverpool; registered at Liverpool |
| 1864 | JG Mowle et al, Liverpool |
| 02/1869 | Andrew Pinkerton Gilmore, Belfast |
| 30/12/1869 | Registered at Belfast |
| 01/1872 | Hugh Andrews, Warkworth |
| 08/04/1872 | Burnt |
| Comments: | 1869: Trading as The Belfast New Towing Co |
| 05/03/1869: Sprang a leak (Belfast for Troon towing brig NIAGARA); slipped tow and ran for Cairnryan, but sank in shallow water before reaching shore with only tops of funnel and mast visible at high water | |
| Subsequently re-floated, repaired and returned to service | |
| 08/04/1872: Burnt to the waterline at Warkworth Harbour, Amble | |
| 25/04/1872: Wreck sold at auction for £121 |
Liverpool Mercury, Wednesday, 12/02/1862