| Name: | HERCULES |
| Type: | Fishing Vessel |
| Launched: | 26/07/1898 |
| Completed: | 08/1898 |
| Builder: | Edwards Brothers |
| Yard: | North Shields |
| Yard Number: | 590 |
| Dimensions: | 165grt, 55nrt, 111.8 x 20.9 x 11.2ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (11.5, 18.5 & 30 x 22ins), 45nhp |
| Engines by: | Great Central Co-operative Engineering & Ship Repairing Co Ltd |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 109811 |
| History: | |
| 08/1898 | Grimsby & North Sea Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Grimsby |
| 1915 | Renamed HERCULES II |
| 1922 | Trawlers (White Sea & Grimsby) Ltd (JN & H Bacon), Grimsby |
| 20/04/1940 | Missing |
| Comments: | 1898: Assigned fishing registration number GY811 at Grimsby |
| 1914: Hired by the Admiralty & armed with 1 x 6pdr gun | |
| 1919: Returned to owners | |
| 20/04/1940: Last seen on this date, subsequently reported missing |