This is the information page about the shipwreck Hugh taylor, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 55.988 N,0 17.524 E (53.740283, 0.209967)

 

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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. Acklamd (possibly)
2. Agnes
3. Airdrie (possibly)
4. Bellerophon
5. Benmacdhui
6. Boys own
7. Brema
8. British councillor
9. British prince
10. Briton (possibly)
11. Cadmus
12. Canada
13. Caroline
14. Chant 63
15. Chloris (possibly)
16. Commonwealth
17. Corhampton
18. Corinth (possibly)
19. Cyclope
20. Dana (possibly)
21. Diana
22. Diana
23. Dryade
24. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
25. Elfrida
26. Empress (probably)
27. Feltre
28. Flourish
29. Forest queen
30. Francis
31. Frithof eide
32. Georgios
33. Giuseppe
34. Gluckauf (possibly)
35. Graafjeld
36. Grangemouth
37. Hannah louisa
38. Harnis (probably)
39. Helmsman (probably)
40. Hms benvolio
41. Hms botanic
42. Hms dirk
43. Hms fairy
44. Hms falcon (stern section)
45. Hms kos xvi (probably)
46. Hms warland (possibly)
47. Homer
48. Horsted
49. Hugh taylor
50. Ida
51. Ionic (probably)
52. J b paddon
53. Jane (possibly)
54. Janet helen (possibly)
55. John rettig (probably)
56. Kalo (probably)
57. Kieldrecht (possibly)
58. Kilrea (probably)
59. Kimberley (possibly)
60. Kingston cameo
61. Knuthenborg
62. Ladas (possibly)
63. Lady anstruther (probably)
64. Landport (possibly)
65. Laurel (possibly)
66. Leonora
67. Lifeguard (possibly)
68. Lightship no 83
69. Longbenton (probably)
70. Lyra (bow section)
71. Magdalyn ann
72. Maggie
73. Magnolia
74. Manchester engineer (probably)
75. Marian francis
76. Markersdall (probably)
77. Merchiston
78. Modig
79. Modiva (possibly)
80. Nitedal
81. Norfolk coast
82. Onward (possibly)
83. Orsa
84. Otis tetrax
85. Our lorraine
86. Paraciers
87. Peebles (possibly)
88. Portia
89. Realf
90. Revello
91. Revi
92. River don (part of)(probably)
93. Riviere
94. Saltoun
95. Sna iii
96. Sota eduardo
97. Stanburn
98. Storm drift
99. Tees
100. Togston (possibly)
101. Tredegar hall
102. Uc 39
103. Uc 47
104. Uc 75
105. Umbe
106. Upminster (possibly)
107. Varangmalm (possibly)
108. Vechstroom
109. Ville de valenciennes
110. War crocus (possibly)
111. Wayside flower (possibly)
112. Whitemantle (possibly)

 

Name: HUGH TAYLOR

Length 68.3 meter, width: 8.9 meter, draught: 5.3, tonnage 978 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built 1868 by charles mitchell & co. ltd. owned at time of loss by adam brothers (j c straker). one boiler, compound inverted engine of 110 nhp, single shaft. machinery by r & w hawthorn ltd, newcastle. passage newcastle for cette, france. sank following collision with ss crane in fog off flamborough. all 20 crew rescued. (c racey).

Year of registration: 1947

Water depth above wreck: 45 meter, Height above seabed: 50 cm

Known since: 1947, last detected: 2016

Details measurements/cartography: H5087/77 18.3.80 EXAM'D 7.12.79 IN 535558N, 001739E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41.5 IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS. DCS3 HT 3MTRS, LENGTH 55MTRS. LYING, PARTIALLY COVERED, 060/240DEG. ON SAND RIPPLES OVERLYING GRAVEL. (HMS EGERIA, HI 64/79). BR STD. 1.6.09 WRECK POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS HUGH TAYLOR, BELL RECOVERED BY BILLY WOOLFORD IN 2008. POSN 5355.967N, 0017.535E [WGD]. (C RACEY, E-MAIL DTD 29.5.09) NCA. SEP 2016/000053291 11.10.16 EXAM'D 21.3.16; IN 5355.988N, 0017.524E [WGD]. LEAST WCD DEPTH 36.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS, LENGTH 66.8MTRS, WIDTH 13.2MTRS, HEIGHT 10.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 050/240 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 8MTRS, TOWARD 150DEGS. WRECK SITS ON ITS HULL BUT HAS BROKEN UP AND IS PARTIALLY BURIED WITH STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND NDW 36MTRS IN REVISED POSITION. UK NM 46/5833/16.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: PARTIALLY BURIED

Position: 53 55.988 N,0 17.524 E

 

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