HERO
Shipbuildervessel built by
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1864 - 1992)
Date22 March 1950
Object NameCARGO VESSEL
MediumSTEEL
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 264' x breadth 41' 11" x depth 19'
Gross Tonnage: 1838 ton
Gross Tonnage: 1838 ton
Object numberABDSHIP002514
Keywords
Yard Number: 822
Subsequent Names: CITY OF VICTORIA (1962); DIFFURIMAADU (1966)
Fate: Caught fire in lat. 26 25N, long 55 57E. Subsequently taken in tow and beached off Dubai where burnt out and condemned July 1970. She was on a voyage from Colombo to Basrah with a cargo of tea and general cargo.
Propulsion: Steam
Description: Cargo vessel, 1 deck, poop deck 33', bridge deck 65', forecastle 24', cruiser stern
Owners:
1950: Bruusgaard, Kiosteruds Skibs A/S, Drammen, Norway.
1962: Leecho Steamship Co. S.A. Registered in Panama.
1966: Government of the Maldive Islands, Maldivian Nationale Trading Corp. (Ceylon) Ltd.
Notes:
At launch was named by Mrs Borghild Fosby. Sister ship to the HYDRA. Built for China coastal trading. Built for varied cargoes. The boilers are arranged to burn either oil fuel or coal.
Photos, page 17:
"Assembled for the launch of the "Hero"
"Hero entering the water"
"Hero running her trials"
( "Burntisland and Hall Russell Shipyard Journal" vol. 22, no. 1, (1951), pp. 17-18)
2 compound engines with cylinders 16 3/4" amd 32 3/16" diameters, by Hall, Russell.
July 1871
