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 (53.7402833, 0.2099667)

 

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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. Albatross
5. Angelo rose
6. Appolonia
7. Ardens (probably)
8. Avance (probably)
9. Ballogie
10. Beaconsfield
11. Bellerophon
12. Benmacdhui
13. Biesbosch
14. Bonhomme richard
15. Brabant
16. Brema
17. British councillor
18. British prince
19. Briton (possibly)
20. Cadmus
21. Cambrai
22. Canada
23. Caroline
24. Carson
25. Chant 63
26. Charing cross (possibly)
27. Chicago
28. Chloris (possibly)
29. Coastal fort no 1 (part of)(possibly)
30. Coastal fort no-1
31. Cook s26
32. Corhampton
33. Corinth (possibly)
34. Cyclope
35. Dana (possibly)
36. Deptford
37. Diana
38. Diana
39. Dryade
40. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
41. Elfrida
42. Empress (probably)
43. Feltre
44. Flourish
45. Forest queen
46. Francis
47. G.3
48. Georgios
49. Girl ita
50. Giuseppe
51. Gluckauf (possibly)
52. Goodwood
53. Grangemouth
54. Greltoria (probably)
55. Hannah louisa
56. Harnis (probably)
57. Helmsman (probably)
58. Hercules
59. Hms akranes
60. Hms benvolio
61. Hms botanic
62. Hms dirk
63. Hms fairy
64. Hms falcon (stern section)
65. Hms falmouth
66. Hms kos xvi (probably)
67. Hms silicia
68. Hms thalia
69. Hms warland (possibly)
70. Homer
71. Horsted
72. Hugh taylor
73. Hvitveis
74. Ida
75. Ionic (probably)
76. J b paddon
77. Jane (possibly)
78. Janet helen (possibly)
79. John rettig (probably)
80. Kalo (probably)
81. Kernoozer
82. Kieldrecht (possibly)
83. Kilrea
84. Kilrea (probably)
85. Kimberley (possibly)
86. Kingston cameo
87. Knuthenborg
88. Laconia (possibly)
89. Ladas (possibly)
90. Lady anstruther (probably)
91. Lady josyan
92. Landport (possibly)
93. Laurel (possibly)
94. Leonora
95. Lifeguard (possibly)
96. Lightship no 83
97. Lyra (bow section)
98. Magdalyn ann
99. Maggie
100. Magnolia
101. Malvina (fwd part)
102. Manchester engineer (probably)
103. Manx queen
104. Marian francis
105. Marie l
106. Markersdall (probably)
107. Meeuw
108. Merchiston
109. Middlesborough
110. Modig
111. Modiva (possibly)
112. Mongolian
113. Nar
114. Nitedal
115. Norfolk coast
116. Onward (possibly)
117. Orsa
118. Otis tetrax
119. Our lorraine
120. Paddington (possibly) & unknown
121. Paraciers
122. Peebles (possibly)
123. Portia
124. Realf
125. Revello
126. Revi
127. River don (part of)(probably)
128. Saltoun
129. Seistan
130. Sergei
131. Sirajah
132. Sna iii
133. Sota eduardo
134. Stanburn
135. Storm drift
136. Tees
137. Thea
138. Togston (possibly)
139. Trongate
140. Ub 107 & malvina (after part)
141. Uc 39
142. Uc 47
143. Uc 75
144. Umbe
145. Upminster (possibly)
146. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
147. Varangmalm (possibly)
148. Vechstroom
149. Ville de valenciennes
150. Violet (probably)
151. Wayside flower (possibly)
152. 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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