PS Hercules (1838)

PS Hercules was a paddle steamer vessel operated by the St. George Steam Packet Company from 1836, and then the Chester and Holyhead Railway from 1853 to 1859 and the London and North Western Railway from 1859 to 1862.

History
Name	1838–1862: PS Hercules
Owner	1838–1853: St. George Steam Packet Company 1853–1859: Chester and Holyhead Railway 1859–1862: London and North Western Railway
Operator	1838–1853: St. George Steam Packet Company 1853–1859: Chester and Holyhead Railway 1859–1862: London and North Western Railway
Port of registry
Builder	Mottishead and Hayes
Launched	1838
Out of service	1862
Fate	Scrapped 1862
General characteristics
Tonnage	265 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	147.6 ft (45.0 m)
Beam	25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Draught	15.1 ft (4.6 m)

The Queen (Victoria) on the Clyde - the arrival of the Royal Squadron in the Clyde off Greenock, August 1847 - The Hercules is on the far left of the image

History

She was built in Liverpool for the St. George Steam Packet Company in 1838.

When acquired by the London and North Western Railway in 1859 she was something of a stop-gap until new ships could be built.

She was scrapped in 1862.