Ship "Hero"

1875 Jul 21	Shipwreck
1877 May 24	Shipwreck

AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 21 Jul 1875
Name of Master		: Robert DOBLE
Age of Vessel		: 11 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 29
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Dismasted and abandoned; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 3
Place of Accident	: Three miles off Mokau River
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Not known


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Men drowned in surf when trying to land in vessel's boat.

AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 29
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 24 May 1877
Name of Master		: James DAVIS
Age of Vessel		: 10 or 11 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 29
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast and 2 tons stores
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: NE end of Pig Island, Queen Charlotte
			  Sound
Wind Direction		: NNW
Wind Force		: Fresh breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel rather hastily abandoned by the master after she
stranded.