| Name: | HERCULES |
| Type: | Dredger |
| Launched: | 24/07/1900 |
| Completed: | 08/1900 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 702 |
| Dimensions: | 895grt, 347nrt, 230.5 x 39.3 x 11.0ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (10, 16 & 28 x 18ins), 100rhp |
| Engines by: | Wallsend Slipway Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 94188 |
| History: | |
| 08/1900 | Government of Queensland, Brisbane |
| 12/1948 | Sold |
| 1950 | Abandoned |
| Comments: | The main Brisbane dredger, designed by Lyndon Bates for the |
| development of the port, including the creation of Bishop Island | |
| 1Q/1941: Hulked as a dumb barge | |
| C1950: Abandoned on the shore near Dunwich in Moreton Bay |
Above photo copyright of Tyne & Wear Museums
Shields Daily Gazette, Thursday, 26/07/1900