Ship No. 118780 Name. Hercules Letter & No. H771 Owner. W R Leyman Skipper. Robert Jordan / R G Cumins / E J Garwood 2nd Hand. A H Bartlett Bswn. P Nielsen 3rd Hand. E Neal Spare Hand. C Rodgers

Record of Casualty. 4/12/09 Steam drifter Fateful sunk. Hercules was steaming full speed for Spurn lightship when a green light was seen on port bow. Hercules kept on expecting vessel to port her helm, but she did not do so. Engines of Hercules were put full steam astern about 1 minute before she struck the Fateful amidships, who sank in about 17 minutes.