This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms taipo, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 41.476 N,0 18.13 E (50.57725, -0.0826)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. 010
2. 025
3. 20
4. 5 fyfilld
5. Aalesund (possibly)
6. Abel tasman (part of)(possibly)
7. Acadian
8. Addarwa
9. Advanti
10. Aeolian sky
11. Afon dulais
12. Aguila (possibly)
13. Ailsa craig (probably)
14. Ajax
15. Ala
16. Alan dean
17. Alaska
18. Alaunia
19. Albatros
20. Albert c field (probably)
21. Alcyon (possibly)
22. Alex van opstal
23. Alexandrovna
24. Algerian
25. Algiers
26. Alice (possibly)
27. Alison (possibly)
28. Amsterdam
29. Amy
30. Angele (possibly)
31. Angelena bm 271
32. Angry fish
33. Ann marie (possibly)
34. Anna sophie
35. Antioche iii (probably)
36. Antoinette (probably)
37. Apache
38. Aparima
39. Arabic
40. Aracataca
41. Arctic dawn
42. Arfon
43. Ariel
44. Aristos
45. Armenian
46. Armenier
47. Arno (possibly)
48. Arthurtown
49. Asborg
50. Ashanti (possibly)
51. Ashford
52. Atlantico
53. Atlas (probably)
54. Aud
55. Avalanche
56. Avalon g ii
57. Axwell
58. Azemmour
59. Bamse (probably)
60. Barn hill
61. Baron garioch
62. Baron herries
63. Barryman
64. Basil-2
65. Baygitano
66. Bayonne
67. Ben vrakie (possibly)
68. Berar
69. Bernicia
70. Betelgeuse (bow section)
71. Betsy anna
72. Bettann (bow section)
73. Bettann (stern section)
74. Binnendijk
75. Black hawk (aft section)
76. Black hawk (fwd section)
77. Blanefield
78. Bobbyb
79. Bogstad
80. Bolette (possibly)
81. Boma
82. Borgny
83. Borgund i (possibly)
84. Braat ii
85. Brabant
86. Braedale (probably)
87. Branksome chine (possibly)
88. Braunton
89. Brava
90. Brestois
91. Bretagne
92. Bretton hall
93. Brisk (probably)
94. Britannia (probably)
95. British inventor (bow section)
96. Broadhurst (probably)
97. Broomhill (probably)
98. Cairndhu
99. Caleb sprague
100. Camberwell
101. Cambrian
102. Cambrian (part of)
103. Cambrian princess (probably)
104. Camelot challenger (possibly)
105. Campeador 5 (bow section)(probably)
106. Campen
107. Camswan
108. Candia
109. Capable
110. Carasa (possibly)
111. Carbineer
112. Carbon
113. Carentan
114. Carl
115. Carrie dingle
116. Castle crag
117. Castlereagh
118. Castor 1
119. Caterham
120. Celtic
121. Ceres (possibly)
122. Charles m
123. Chasseur 6
124. Chasseur 7
125. Chateau yqem
126. Cheerful
127. City of brisbane
128. City of mexico
129. City of swansea (probably)
130. City of waterford
131. Clan macmillan
132. Clan macvey
133. Clangula (probably)
134. Clara
135. Clarinda
136. Cleddy (probably)
137. Coquetdale (probably)
138. Countess of erne
139. Cristina
140. Crown of india (possibly)
141. Crown point
142. Cuba
143. Cuba
144. D144 (possibly).
145. Dagmar
146. Davenport
147. Del rio
148. Deputie gaston dumesnil (possibly)
149. Derna (probably)
150. Devon coast
151. Diadem of bursledon (probably)
152. Diligent
153. Donegal (possibly)
154. Duchess (possibly)
155. Duddon (probably)
156. Dudley rose
157. Duke of buccleuch
158. Dulce t
159. Dumfries
160. Eagle (possibly)
161. Earl of abergavenny
162. Eduard (possibly)
163. Elena r
164. Elford
165. Elna e
166. Emerald (possibly)
167. Emma
168. Empire crusader
169. Empire otter
170. Empress queen
171. Emsstrom
172. Enecuri
173. Erik boye
174. Ernest lagouve
175. Espagne
176. Esperanza
177. Ethel (probably)
178. Eugene pergeline
179. Everleigh
180. Excelsior
181. Excelsior (possibly)
182. Ezra weston (bow section)
183. Ezra weston (stern section)
184. F d lambert (possibly)
185. F/v joanna c
186. Faith
187. Fallodon
188. Fenna (probably)
189. Fife coast (possibly)
190. Flag theofano
191. Fleur de lys
192. Florazan
193. Fluent
194. Forester (& pontoon)
195. Fort yale
196. Fortuna
197. Fpt iv
198. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
199. Franziska
200. Frockner
201. Frode
202. Frogner ?
203. Fulham vii (probably)
204. G-cbpt
205. Galicia
206. Gartland
207. Gascony
208. Gefion
209. General jackson
210. Geopotes viii
211. George sutton
212. Georgios kyriakides
213. Gerarda
214. Gerlen (possibly)
215. Germa geisha
216. Germaine
217. Germaine
218. Gibel-hamam
219. Girdleness
220. Girl patricia
221. Girlvine (possibly)
222. Glen (possibly)
223. Glenarm head (possibly)
224. Glenarm head (possibly)
225. Glenartney (possibly)
226. Glendinning (possibly)
227. Glenlee
228. Glocliffe
229. Glory
230. Gold coin
231. Golfstrom
232. Gorizia
233. Grace dieu
234. Grane
235. Gregynog
236. Greleen
237. Grip fast
238. Gripfast
239. Gull (possibly)
240. Halsewell
241. Harold
242. Harpalus (possibly)
243. Harry sharman
244. Hartlepool (part of)
245. Hartlepool (part of)
246. Hartley (possibly)
247. Hauler
248. Heathpool
249. Heathpool
250. Hedwig lunstedt
251. Hemsley 1
252. Heroine (probably)
253. Hesperian
254. Highland brigade
255. Highland corrie
256. Himalaya
257. Hm lct 427 (after part)
258. Hm lct 427 (fwd part)
259. Hmcs regina
260. Hmhs rewa
261. Hms acheron (bow section)
262. Hms acheron (stern section)
263. Hms albion ii
264. Hms apley (possibly)
265. Hms arfon
266. Hms ariadne
267. Hms assurance
268. Hms avanturine
269. Hms balfour
270. Hms boadicea
271. Hms borneo
272. Hms boxer
273. Hms buccaneer
274. Hms crestflower
275. Hms eleanor (probably)
276. Hms empress of india (ex renown)
277. Hms evadne (possibly)
278. Hms fame
279. Hms fisgard ii
280. Hms gambri (possibly)
281. Hms golden sunset (possibly)
282. Hms harstad
283. Hms hazard
284. Hms hazardous
285. Hms hickory
286. Hms implacable
287. Hms insolent
288. Hms inverclyde
289. Hms invincible
290. Hms james fennel
291. Hms john mitchell
292. Hms keryado (probably)
293. Hms kingston cairngorm (possibly)
294. Hms kingston jacinth (possibly)
295. Hms lancer ii
296. Hms landrail (probably)
297. Hms listrac (probably)
298. Hms lord hailsham
299. Hms marmora
300. Hms minion
301. Hms moldavia
302. Hms new dawn
303. Hms northcoates
304. Hms ocean sunlight
305. Hms p12 (stern section).
306. Hms pine
307. Hms pomone
308. Hms prince leopold
309. Hms recoil (bow section)(probably)
310. Hms recoil (stern section)(probably)
311. Hms remindo (possibly)
312. Hms resolution (possibly)
313. Hms sapper
314. Hms sargasso
315. Hms savage
316. Hms taipo
317. Hms undine
318. Hms velox
319. Hms vernon ii (possibly)
320. Hms warwick
321. Hms warwick deeping
322. Hms waterlily
323. Hmsm a1
324. Hmsm a3
325. Hmsm m2
326. Hmsm p555
327. Hmsm safari (ex p 211)
328. Hmsm sidon
329. Hmsm swordfish
330. Hmsm upstart
331. Hmy viva 2
332. Holland v
333. Holme force (possibly)
334. Honeydew
335. Hopemount (probably)
336. Hugin
337. Humbergate (probably)
338. Hunsgrove
339. Hush wing
340. Iduna
341. Ikeda (possibly)
342. Indiana
343. Indutionmare
344. Inger (possibly)
345. Ingo
346. Ingrid frem
347. Inisinver
348. Iolanthe
349. Iona
350. Irex
351. Irisbrook
352. Irishman
353. Island maid
354. Island mist
355. Isleworth
356. Italia
357. Jaffa
358. James groves
359. Janna
360. Jgena (possibly)
361. Joannis millas
362. John taylor
363. Joseph roberts (possibly)
364. Juno
365. Juvenile delinquent
366. Kai (possibly)
367. Kensington court
368. Kurland
369. Kyarra
370. Kynance (probably)
371. L c tower
372. L h carl
373. L'ebauche
374. Lady of avenel
375. Lake edon
376. Lake owens
377. Lalen mendi
378. Lapwing (possibly) or south western
379. Lass o'doune (probably)
380. Lci(l)99
381. Lct 1068
382. Lct 381
383. Lct 809
384. Lcvp 120
385. Leny (possibly)
386. Leon
387. Leven (possibly)
388. Lia'g
389. License to kill (possibly)
390. Lightfoot (possibly)
391. Lil boat
392. Lisa maria
393. Lisbon
394. Lochavon
395. Lola (possibly)
396. Lombard (possibly)
397. London trader (possibly)
398. Londonier
399. Longsand
400. Lord stewart
401. Lornaston (possibly)
402. Lowmount
403. Lst 507 (bow section)
404. Lst 507 (stern section)
405. Lst 531
406. Lucinda (possibly)
407. Luciston
408. Luis
409. Lullington
410. Lulonga (possibly)
411. Ma monette
412. Maaslust
413. Madryn
414. Magnolia
415. Magog
416. Mallard (possibly)
417. Marcelle
418. Marga
419. Margaret smith
420. Marguerite (possibly)
421. Marguerite pry
422. Maria asumpta
423. Marie des isles
424. Marie marguerite (possibly)
425. Marion lightbody
426. Martha
427. Mary rose
428. Mayflower
429. Mechanician
430. Mefjord (possibly)
431. Mendi
432. Michelle
433. Midland queen
434. Mill gate (probably)
435. Millmer
436. Milly (possibly)
437. Minca 35
438. Minerva (possibly)
439. Minerva (probably)
440. Miown
441. Mira
442. Modavia
443. Mohlenpris (possibly)
444. Moidart
445. Molesey (possibly)
446. Molina
447. Montecrana (possibly)
448. Moonraker (probably)
449. Morning star
450. Mount stuart
451. Mv adur valley?
452. Myrtlegrove (probably)
453. N verberckmoes (possibly)
454. Nailsea lass
455. Narragansett
456. Navasota
457. Neath (possibly)
458. Neree (possibly)
459. Neree (possibly)
460. Neree (probably)
461. Nestlea
462. New york city
463. Newent
464. Nichola (probably)
465. Nidarholm
466. Nil desperandum (probably)
467. Noordster
468. Norma (possibly)
469. Northfield (possibly)
470. Northville (possibly)
471. Nw68
472. Nw96
473. Ny-eeasteyr
474. Nyasaland
475. Nyon
476. Oakwood
477. Oceana
478. Onega
479. Onward (probably)
480. Orfordness
481. Oriflamme
482. Orion
483. Orne (possibly)
484. Ouse (possibly)
485. Pacific reliance
486. Pagenturm
487. Pas (c.182)
488. Patrice didier (probably)
489. Pearl (probably)
490. Pearn pride (possibly)
491. Pelham (possibly)
492. Pentyrch
493. Peronne
494. Petersham
495. Piedras
496. Pitchipoy (possibly)
497. Poitiers (part of)(possibly)
498. Polandia (possibly)
499. Pomeranian
500. Pontos
501. Pool fisher
502. Porthkerry
503. Portugal
504. Prinses juliana (part of)(possibly)
505. Ps ryde
506. Quail
507. Queenswood (part of)(possibly)
508. Quest
509. Radaas (probably)
510. Ramsgarth
511. Ramsholm (possibly)
512. Randsfjord
513. Rapana
514. Rayder
515. Redesmere
516. Reindeer
517. Rfa hungerford (possibly)
518. Risoy (probably)
519. Rosehill (probably)
520. Rossmore (possibly)
521. Rota
522. Roway
523. Rowella
524. Royal adelaide
525. Rtc no.9
526. Runswick
527. Rytoner
528. Saint ronaig
529. Sally jane
530. Salsette ii
531. Samwake
532. Saphir
533. Sarah anderson (possibly)
534. Sarah jayne
535. Saratoga
536. Sardomene
537. Scaldis
538. Seaford
539. Seahawk
540. Security (possibly)
541. Serrana (bow section)
542. Serrana (stern part)
543. Seven seas (possibly)
544. Sevilla
545. Shad thames
546. Shanes castle
547. Sheer grace
548. Shirala
549. Shoreham (probably)
550. Simla
551. Sinah
552. Sines (possibly)
553. Sir robert wigham
554. Siracusa
555. Sissa norway
556. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
557. Skopelos sky (after part)
558. Sna i (possibly)
559. Sonia (possibly)
560. Southampton
561. Sparkling foam (possibly)
562. Sphene (probably)
563. Spyros (possibly)
564. St dunstan
565. St george
566. St joseph
567. St olaf
568. St rogatien (possibly)
569. St stanislas
570. Stancrest
571. Stanhope
572. Stanwold
573. Start
574. Startled fawn (possibly)
575. Stavros (possibly)
576. Stokes bay pier (remains)
577. Sudon (possibly)
578. Surdelo
579. Svint
580. Swainby (probably)
581. Syrinx (part of)(possibly)
582. T r thompson
583. Tagona
584. Tamele
585. Tampa (possibly)
586. Teamwork
587. Teelin head
588. Terlings
589. Terrapin
590. Theotokos
591. Thera (possibly)
592. Thierry (possibly)
593. Togimo
594. Towneley
595. Tracy
596. Trafalgar (possibly)
597. Treverbyn
598. Tweed
599. U 1021 (possibly)
600. U 1195
601. U 1200
602. U 212 (probably)
603. U 275 (probably)
604. U 322 (possibly)
605. U 325 (possibly)
606. U 40 (possibly)
607. U 400 (possibly)
608. U 671
609. U 86 (formerly)
610. U 86 (possibly)
611. U 90
612. U678 (probably)/u275 (possibly)
613. Ub 130
614. Ub 21
615. Ub 65
616. Ub 74
617. Ub 81
618. Ub 86 (possibly)
619. Ull (probably)
620. Union crystal (possibly)
621. Ursa (probably)
622. Vadne
623. Valdes (probably)
624. Vanessa (probably)
625. Vari solo sailor
626. Varia
627. Varvassi
628. Vasco
629. Venezuela
630. Venus
631. Venus
632. Vera (probably)
633. Vesuvio (possibly)
634. Vesuvius
635. Victoria
636. Vigda
637. Villasandino
638. Ville de bordeaux
639. Virgin atlantic challenger
640. Volkerak
641. Vosges
642. Wapello
643. War baron (probably)
644. War helmet
645. War knight
646. Warnow (possibly)
647. Weston maid (possibly)
648. Westville
649. Wilhelmina j
650. Withern
651. Witte zee
652. Wittering
653. Woodbury
654. Woodham
655. Zaanstroom
656. Zeester (possibly)

 

Name: HMS TAIPO

Length 38.1 meter, width: 6.7 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 247 ton

Cause: hired by admiralty. sunk by mine off the royal sovereign ltv. (ww1sl & ll ww1).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 22 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20150701

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK OFF ROYAL SOVEREIGN LTV. (COLLEDGE). HH232/351/01 12.11.91 UNCHARTED WK, APPARENTLY PRE-WW1 STEEL STEAM TRAWLER, LOCATED IN 504127N, 001814E [OGB] USING DECCA. DIVED ON - BROKEN UP BUT NOT DISPERSED. BOW HAS BROKEN OFF AND STANDS 4-5MTRS HIGH, POINTING TO THE SURFACE. OVERALL LENGTH ABT 30MTRS. BOILER HEIGHT 3MTRS. LIES ALONG TIDE WITH BOW E ON A ROCKY SEABED. (T W BENNETTO, 2.11.91). GEN DEPTH ABOUT 22MTRS. CHART AS WK 16MTRS.

- NM 3385/91. HH100/351/05 8.5.92 LOCATED IN 504139N, 001809E [OGB] USING DECCA. (C MARTIN, 13.4.92). HH100/351/05 5.6.92 SMALL WK IN 504126N, 001812.5E [WGD]. 50-60FT LONG. (E 28, 12.5.92). NCA. HH100/351/05 16.7.92 POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS HMS TAIPO - OIL LAMP BEARING NAME RECOVERED. LIES IN 504129N, 001808E IN 20MTRS. BOW SECTION LIES ON PORT SIDE, MIDSHIPS IS BROKEN AND STERN IS UPSIDE DOWN. ORIENTATED W/E. (S HOWLAND, 29.6.92). NCA. SEP 2015/000083465 25.11.15 EXAM'D 01.07.15, WK SHOWN IN 5041.476N, 0018.130E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.38MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 21.7MTRS. LENGTH 35MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 5.3MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE, HI 1476). AMEND DW 16.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP BUT NOT DISPERSED

Position: 50 41.476 N,0 18.13 E

 

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