| Name: | BRITISH HERO |
| Type: | Sailing Vessel |
| Launched: | 1842 |
| Completed: | 1842 |
| Builder: | Straker & Love |
| Yard: | Howdon Dock |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 336nrt, 93.5 x 24.7 x 17.6ft |
| Engines: | None |
| Engines by: | n/a |
| Propulsion: | Sail, rigged as a Barque |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 22/03/1842 | Henry & John Wheatley, North Shields |
| 19/10/1844 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | Some sources have built by Elliot & Co |
| 19/10/1844: Wrecked on the NE coast of Gotland island | |
| On a voyage from St Petersburg towards Dundee. Insured for £3000 |