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. Afon dulais
3. Alan dean
4. Alaska
5. Alaunia
6. Algiers
7. Alice (possibly)
8. Alison (possibly)
9. Amsterdam
10. Angry fish
11. Aracataca
12. Ariel
13. Aristos
14. Armenier
15. Arno (possibly)
16. Ashford
17. Atlas (probably)
18. Axwell
19. Barn hill
20. Basil-2
21. Bernicia
22. Bettann (bow section)
23. Blanefield
24. Branksome chine (possibly)
25. Braunton
26. Broadhurst (probably)
27. Cairndhu
28. Caleb sprague
29. Cambrian princess (probably)
30. Candia
31. Carbineer
32. Carrie dingle
33. Caterham
34. Celtic
35. Charles m
36. City of brisbane
37. City of mexico
38. City of waterford
39. Clan macmillan
40. Clara
41. Cuba
42. D144 (possibly).
43. Del rio
44. Devon coast
45. Donegal (possibly)
46. Duchess (possibly)
47. Duke of buccleuch
48. Eagle (possibly)
49. Eduard (possibly)
50. Elford
51. Emerald (possibly)
52. Emma
53. Esperanza
54. F d lambert (possibly)
55. F/v joanna c
56. Fife coast (possibly)
57. Flag theofano
58. Fort yale
59. Fortuna
60. Fpt iv
61. Frockner
62. Frode
63. Fulham vii (probably)
64. Gartland
65. Gascony
66. George sutton
67. Gerarda
68. Gerlen (possibly)
69. Germa geisha
70. Girlvine (possibly)
71. Glenarm head (possibly)
72. Glenarm head (possibly)
73. Glenartney (possibly)
74. Glendinning (possibly)
75. Glenlee
76. Gold coin
77. Gull (possibly)
78. Harold
79. Heathpool
80. Heathpool
81. Hedwig lunstedt
82. Highland corrie
83. Hms apley (possibly)
84. Hms ariadne
85. Hms avanturine
86. Hms balfour
87. Hms borneo
88. Hms evadne (possibly)
89. Hms gambri (possibly)
90. Hms hazardous
91. Hms implacable
92. Hms inverclyde
93. Hms keryado (probably)
94. Hms lancer ii
95. Hms minion
96. Hms moldavia
97. Hms northcoates
98. Hms ocean sunlight
99. Hms pine
100. Hms prince leopold
101. Hms resolution (possibly)
102. Hms sapper
103. Hms taipo
104. Hms vernon ii (possibly)
105. Hmsm a1
106. Holland v
107. Holme force (possibly)
108. Hush wing
109. Ikeda (possibly)
110. Indiana
111. Inger (possibly)
112. Ingo
113. Irisbrook
114. Jaffa
115. James groves
116. Joseph roberts (possibly)
117. Lalen mendi
118. Lass o'doune (probably)
119. Leven (possibly)
120. Lightfoot (possibly)
121. Lisbon
122. Lola (possibly)
123. London trader (possibly)
124. Lornaston (possibly)
125. Lowmount
126. Lullington
127. Lulonga (possibly)
128. Ma monette
129. Maaslust
130. Marga
131. Marie marguerite (possibly)
132. Mill gate (probably)
133. Miown
134. Mira
135. Mohlenpris (possibly)
136. Molesey (possibly)
137. Montecrana (possibly)
138. Mount stuart
139. Mv adur valley?
140. Newent
141. Noordster
142. Ny-eeasteyr
143. Nyon
144. Oceana
145. Ouse (possibly)
146. Pagenturm
147. Patrice didier (probably)
148. Pentyrch
149. Polandia (possibly)
150. Pontos
151. Porthkerry
152. Quail
153. Ramsgarth
154. Ramsholm (possibly)
155. Rfa hungerford (possibly)
156. Rytoner
157. Saint ronaig
158. Samwake
159. Seaford
160. Seven seas (possibly)
161. Shirala
162. Sines (possibly)
163. Sir robert wigham
164. St rogatien (possibly)
165. Stanhope
166. Stanwold
167. Startled fawn (possibly)
168. Stavros (possibly)
169. T r thompson
170. Teelin head
171. U 1195
172. U 212 (probably)
173. U 275 (probably)
174. U 40 (possibly)
175. U 671
176. U 86 (formerly)
177. U 86 (possibly)
178. U678 (probably)/u275 (possibly)
179. Ub 130
180. Ub 81
181. Ub 86 (possibly)
182. Vasco
183. Venus
184. Vesuvio (possibly)
185. Vigda
186. Ville de bordeaux
187. War helmet
188. Wilhelmina j
189. Wittering
190. Zaanstroom
191. 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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