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 (53.665666666667, -3.093)

 

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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. Abana (part of)(possibly)
2. Abana (part of)(possibly)
3. Abydos
4. Acklamd (possibly)
5. Action
6. Adgillus
7. Afton
8. Agnes
9. Airdrie (possibly)
10. Albatross
11. Alliance
12. Amber rose
13. Amicus
14. Amsteldam
15. Amstelland
16. Anastasia
17. Angelo rose
18. Appolonia
19. Ardbeg (probably)
20. Ardens (probably)
21. Argo (possibly)
22. Ariel (possibly)
23. Aurora
24. Avance (probably)
25. Ballina
26. Ballogie
27. Barrister (possibly)
28. Bassa
29. Be ready (probably)
30. Beaconsfield
31. Bella
32. Bellerophon
33. Ben cruachan
34. Ben rein (ex-starling)
35. Benmacdhui
36. Bessie
37. Beursplein
38. Biesbosch
39. Blanche (possibly)
40. Bonhomme richard
41. Brabant
42. Brema
43. Briar
44. British councillor
45. British prince
46. Briton (possibly)
47. C s parnell
48. Cadmus
49. Calista (probably)
50. Cambrai
51. Canada
52. Cardea
53. Carley marie
54. Carmelite (possibly)
55. Caroline
56. Carson
57. Casanare
58. Chant 63
59. Charing cross (possibly)
60. Chicago
61. Chloris (possibly)
62. Chrysopolis
63. Citrine
64. Clan macmaster
65. Clan menzies
66. Clwyd (probably)
67. Coalman
68. Coastal fort no 1 (part of)(possibly)
69. Coastal fort no-1
70. Conargo
71. Conargo
72. Conisbro castle
73. Coniston (probably)
74. Connemara
75. Conovium (probably)
76. Cook s26
77. Coral bank
78. Corhampton
79. Corinth (possibly)
80. Corrientes
81. Counsellor iii
82. Cressado
83. Creteboom
84. Crois bhride
85. Crusader (possibly)
86. Cyclope
87. Dalewood (probably)
88. Dana (possibly)
89. Darro
90. Dawn waters
91. Deptford
92. Diana
93. Diana
94. Don boscoe
95. Doris b
96. Downshire (possibly)
97. Downshire (probably)
98. Dryade
99. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
100. Dunavil forth (possibly)
101. Dundalk
102. Dunstaffnage
103. Eilean glas
104. Eileen
105. El oso
106. Eleanor
107. Elfrida
108. Embassage
109. Emerald dawn
110. Empire airman
111. Empire of peace
112. Empire wind
113. Empress (probably)
114. Empress eugenie
115. Endymion
116. Express (possibly)
117. Feltre
118. Fenella ann
119. Florence
120. Flourish
121. Flowerette
122. Flying meteor
123. Forest queen
124. Francis
125. Fulmar
126. G-azjy
127. G.3
128. George & mary
129. Georgina hutton
130. Georgios
131. Ginette michel
132. Ginger
133. Girl ita
134. Girl sylvia
135. Giuseppe
136. Glencona
137. Glenford
138. Glenmaroon (possibly)
139. Globe trotter
140. Gluckauf (possibly)
141. Goodwood
142. Grangemouth
143. Greltoria (probably)
144. Grinder
145. Hannah louisa
146. Harnis (probably)
147. Hebe
148. Heemskerk
149. Helmsman (probably)
150. Herbie
151. Hercules
152. Hibernian
153. Hms akranes
154. Hms benvolio
155. Hms botanic
156. Hms dirk
157. Hms fairy
158. Hms falcon (stern section)
159. Hms falmouth
160. Hms kos xvi (probably)
161. Hms racehorse
162. Hms silicia
163. Hms thalia
164. Hms warland (possibly)
165. Homer
166. Horsted
167. Hugh taylor
168. Hvitveis
169. Ida
170. Ionic (probably)
171. Irene chalmers
172. J b paddon
173. Jane (possibly)
174. Jane brown
175. Janet helen (possibly)
176. Jeanette
177. John rettig (probably)
178. Kalo (probably)
179. Kernoozer
180. Kieldrecht (possibly)
181. Kilcoan (probably)
182. Kilrea
183. Kilrea (probably)
184. Kimberley (possibly)
185. Kingston cameo
186. Knuthenborg
187. Labora (possibly)
188. Laconia (possibly)
189. Ladas (possibly)
190. Lady anstruther (probably)
191. Lady josyan
192. Lady louisa
193. Lagun
194. Landport (possibly)
195. Largo (possibly)
196. Laurel (possibly)
197. Leeds (probably)
198. Leonora
199. Lifeguard (possibly)
200. Lightship no 83
201. Lily
202. Limesfield
203. Linda blanche
204. Lindum
205. Liverpool
206. Lough fisher
207. Lucy
208. Lunevale
209. Lurigethan
210. Lyra
211. Lyra (bow section)
212. Madge wildfire
213. Magdalyn ann
214. Maggie
215. Magnolia
216. Maja
217. Malaguena
218. Malvina (fwd part)
219. Manchester engineer (probably)
220. Manx queen
221. Marguerite
222. Marian francis
223. Marianne toft (possibly)
224. Marie l
225. Markersdall (probably)
226. Mary heeley
227. Mayfield
228. Mazeppa
229. Meeuw
230. Megawatt
231. Melfort
232. Merchiston
233. Mfv polaris
234. Mhari l
235. Middlesborough
236. Miriam thomas
237. Modig
238. Modiva (possibly)
239. Mongolian
240. Montreal
241. Moonlight
242. Moonlight (possibly)
243. Murielle
244. Nadejda (possibly)
245. Nalon
246. Nar
247. Nichola ann
248. Nitedal
249. No.163
250. Noel du marin
251. Nora
252. Norfolk coast
253. Ocean harvest ii
254. Octavia
255. Old haws pt lt or west pile
256. Onward (possibly)
257. Opal (possibly)
258. Orsa
259. Otis tetrax
260. Our golden promise
261. Our lassie
262. Our lorraine
263. Our queen
264. Paddington (possibly) & unknown
265. Paraciers
266. Peebles (possibly)
267. Peru (probably)
268. Peveril
269. Portia
270. Potomac
271. Princess victoria
272. Pt1 or pt2
273. Realf
274. Rebecca
275. Residu
276. Retriever
277. Revello
278. Revi
279. Ringwall
280. River don (part of)(probably)
281. Rosa
282. Roussalka
283. Rudyard kipling
284. Saint barchan
285. Saint mirren (possibly)
286. Saltaro (fwd part)
287. Saltaro (fwd part)
288. Saltaro (fwd part)
289. Saltoun
290. Samaria
291. Sarpfos
292. Scathros
293. Scomber (part of)(possibly)
294. Scorpio
295. Sea dog
296. Seamew (possibly)
297. Seistan
298. Sergei
299. Silver crest
300. Silver dee
301. Silver quest 2
302. Silverpine
303. Sirajah
304. Skerries
305. Skomer
306. Sna iii
307. Sota eduardo
308. Sote (aft part)
309. Speedwell
310. St elwyn
311. Stamila
312. Stanburn
313. Storm drift
314. Sulairia
315. Sunbeam
316. Sunrise (possibly)
317. Sy sol
318. Tees
319. Temple mead
320. Thea
321. Thornfield
322. Thracian
323. Tijl uilenspiegel
324. Tilley anne
325. Tinker
326. Togston (possibly)
327. Topaz
328. Treveal
329. Trongate
330. Tullaghmurray lass
331. Tumi joy 2
332. Tuskar
333. U 1024 (possibly)
334. U 1024 (probably)
335. U 246
336. Ub 107 & malvina (after part)
337. Ubier (probably)
338. Uc 39
339. Uc 47
340. Uc 75
341. Umbe
342. Upminster (possibly)
343. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
344. Vanadis (possibly)
345. Varangmalm (possibly)
346. Vechstroom
347. Vedra
348. Viking
349. Ville de valenciennes
350. Violet (probably)
351. Waltham (probably)
352. Wayside flower (possibly)
353. Whitemantle (possibly)
354. Wild wave
355. William hanbury
356. Wisemans
357. Zealandia

 

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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