Hercules
Ship Number
199
Vessel Type
Dredger
Built
Belfast
Launch Date
12 October 1886
Delivered
8 March 1887
Owner
Londonderry Harbour Commissioners
Weight
818 grt
BP Length
200 feet
Breadth
37-6 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
Propulsion
Official No.
81919
Registered
Londonderry
Fate
Scrapped
 Hercules

[Londonderry Harbour Commissioners]

A bucket dredger she was built at a loss to Harland and Wolff but served her owners well for almost 75 years on the River Foyle, Co. Londonderry.
 
Broken up in Cork 1962
 
[Ships and Quaysides of Ulster, Robert Anderson and Ian Wilson]