Hero (1807 ship)
Hero was built in South America around 1795. She first appeared in "Lloyd's Register" ("LR") in 1807. Captain Barnabas Gardner acquired a letter of marque on 15 June 1807. He then sailed her as a whaler British in the British Southern Whale Fishery. A privateer captured her off Peru in January 1809. "Hero" entered "LR" in 1807 with Gardner, master, T.Ayles & Co., owners, and trade London–South Seas. On 24 June 1807 "Hero" passed by Portsmouth, as did , Hitchman, master, and "Pandora", Anderson, master, all three whalers bound for the River Plate. On 13 July the  three vessels passed by Madeira, still bound for the Plate. "Hero" and "Pandour" arrived at Montevideo on 2 September and sailed for their destinations on 11 September. "Memphis" never arrived. The privateer "Fleche" captured "Hero", of London, Gardner, master, in January 1809 off Tombaz, on the coast of Peru. "Hero" struck after an engagement of an hour-and-a-half. Alternatively, the action may have taken place off Coquimbo. Citations and references. Citations References