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| Total Records: 1 | ||||
| Name | Nationality | Location | Date Lost | |
| Hero | British | Loop Head | 1891 | |
| Hero : | |||
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| Owner | James Harvey, Ardrossan | ||
| Flag | British | Builder | Thompson, Five Islands, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia |
| Port | Glasgow | Build Date | 1876 |
| Official No | 71385 | Material | Wood |
| Tonnage nrt/grt | 178 / 199 | ||
| Ship type | Sail Vessel | Dimensions | 105.3 | 24.9 | 11.6 |
| Ships Role | Coaster | Rigging Style | Brigantine |
| Super Structure | |||
| Hull | |||
| Machinery | |||
| Wreck Location | Kilclogher Loop Head | ||
| Date Lost | 13/02/1891 | Captain | J McFee |
| Cause | Stranded | Crew Lost | 0 |
| Position | Passengers Lost | ||
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| History | |||
A SHIP WRECKED IN THE SHANNON.A telegram says - The Brigantine Hero, bound from Ardrossan to Limerick, with a cargo of coal, was driven ashore in the late fog at Kilclogher head west of Carrigaholt and will become total wreck. Her crew have all been save. The Leeds Mercury, Wednesday, February 18, 1891
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| Record Created on 27/02/2015 | |||
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