| Name: | MANCHESTER HERO |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 10/09/1915 |
| Completed: | 01/1916 |
| Builder: | Northumberland Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Howdon |
| Yard Number: | 226 |
| Dimensions: | 5775grt, 3664nrt, 400.0 x 53.0 x 32.3ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (27, 45 & 74 x 48ins), 465nhp |
| Engines by: | Blair & Co Ltd, Stockton |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 135366 |
| History: | |
| 03/01/1916 | Manchester Liners Ltd, Manchester |
| 1937 | Barry Shipping Co Ltd, (B & S Shipping Co Ltd, managers), Newport, Mons |
| 1937 | Renamed ST WINIFRED |
| 1939 | Genovese di Navigazione A Vapore, Genoa; renamed CAPO VITA |
| 09/03/1941 | Sank |
| Comments: | 14/10/1915: Arrived Tyne from Stockton with engine, then to Howdon Buoys |
| 07/01/1916: Sailed from the Tyne on maiden voyage to load at Fowey | |
| 09/03/1941: Torpedoed & sunk by HMS UTMOST (N19), 30nm NE Sousse, Tunisia | |
| No survivors |
Above photo as MANCHESTER HERO is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Above photo as MANCHESTER HERO is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as CAPO VITA is courtesy of Mauro Millefiorini