This is the information page about the shipwreck Taurus (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 20.733 N,0 22.627 W (54.3460667, -0.1270833)

 

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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. Aigburth
2. Albatross
3. Amulet
4. Angelo rose
5. Ard aidhm
6. Ardens (probably)
7. Ardgantoch
8. Aucuba (possibly)
9. Avance (probably)
10. Balfron (probably)
11. Ballater
12. Ballogie
13. Battersea
14. Beaumanoir (probably)
15. Black prince (possibly)
16. Bonhomme richard
17. Botha (possibly)
18. Brabant
19. Brentwood
20. Bur
21. Cap palos (part of)
22. Castleford (probably)
23. Commercial
24. Constantia
25. Corsican prince
26. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
27. Creteblock
28. Crimdon (possibly)
29. Defiant
30. Deptford
31. Disperser
32. Doris burton (probably)
33. Eaglescliffe (probably)
34. Eli
35. Ellida (probably)
36. Erich lea
37. Ferruccio
38. Florence (possibly)
39. Florentia
40. Fred everard
41. G.3
42. Garthwaite
43. Gem (bow section)
44. Gem (stern section)
45. Gimle
46. Girl ita
47. Glamorganbrook
48. Glengarry (probably)
49. Glow (part of) (possibly)
50. Glow (part of) (possibly)
51. Greltoria (probably)
52. Gwalia (possibly)
53. Hannah
54. Harrow (probably)
55. Hercules
56. Hercules
57. Highgate
58. Hms akranes
59. Hms banyers
60. Hms desire (possibly)
61. Hms desire (possibly)
62. Hms dromio
63. Hms garmo (probably)
64. Hms lord ridley
65. Hms swallow
66. Hms thalia
67. Hms thomas cornwall
68. Hornsund (probably)
69. Houghton
70. Hurstwood
71. Jane
72. Jerv
73. Lady ann
74. Lady helen
75. Lampada (probably)
76. Lanthorn
77. Leander
78. Leersum (probably)
79. Lerwick (probably)
80. Linaria (probably)
81. London
82. Lowtyne (possibly)
83. Lucy
84. M c holm
85. Madame renee
86. Malvina (fwd part)
87. Manx queen
88. Marchioness of londonderry
89. Marie stuart
90. Martina
91. Melanie (probably)
92. Membland (possibly)
93. Merrie islington
94. Middlesborough
95. Modemi (possibly)
96. Mongolian
97. Moorlands
98. Norenda (possibly)
99. Norhilda
100. Novillo
101. Oakwell
102. Paul
103. Phare (probably)
104. Philander (probably)
105. Polanna
106. Polruan
107. Princess olga (possibly)
108. Quaggy (probably)
109. Rikard nordraak
110. Runswick
111. Saint ninian
112. Sapphire (probably)
113. Sarah thinnesen
114. Seistan
115. Sir francis
116. Sirajah
117. Sixty-six
118. Skane
119. Sna ii
120. Southborough
121. Springhill
122. Sumus (probably)
123. Suntrap (probably)
124. Tangistan
125. Taurus (probably)
126. Thea
127. Trongate
128. Ub 107 & malvina (after part)
129. Ub 30
130. Ub 41
131. Ub 75
132. Uc 70
133. Vaaren
134. Vaaren (possibly)
135. Victo (bow section)
136. Victo (stern section)
137. Victoria (probably)
138. Wallsend
139. Westowrie
140. Woodstock (bow section)
141. Woodstock (stern section)
142. Zeepaard

 

Name: TAURUS (PROBABLY)

Length 70.1 meter, width: 10.1 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 1238 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: Torpedoed by german submarine ub 80 while on passage rouen to tyne and bergen.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 33 meter, Height above seabed: 311 cm

Known since: 1919, last detected: 20160219

Details measurements/cartography: 9.9.18 SUNK CLOSE TO R BUOY IN 542200N, 002230W. (SIO, NEWCASTLE, 9.9.18 - M42113). H6391/19 21.9.18 SUNK IN 542100N, 002300W. (VAEC - AP REPORT). SUNK IN 542010N, 002200W. (CAPT (D)). THIS LATTER POSN TO BE ACCEPTED. INS WK (PA) IN 542010N, 002200W. H3752/26 11.6.26 AMEND TO NDW (PA) (1918). BR STD. 5.12.74 AMEND TO USCPA 20MTRS. NC 129. H1310/84/22 1.8.84 LOCATED IN 522047N, 002230W USING RADAR RANGES. STANDS 4MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS [HWS]. (P J LASSEY, 19.7.84). AMEND TO WKPA 26MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/06 25.2.93 LOCATED IN 542040.5N, 002226W USING GPS. (A C JACKSON, 9.2.93). AMEND TO WK 26MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/730/01 17.11.97 NOT SURVEYED AS LIES WITHIN FISHING AREA EXCLUSION ZONE. (GARDLINE, HI 730). NCA. SEP 2016/000007250 09.06.16 EXAM'D 19.02.16 IN 5420.733N, 0022.627W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 28.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 33MTRS. LENGTH 74.5MTRS, WIDTH 22.8MTRS, HT4.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 311/131. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY, PARTIALLY INTACT WITH LARGE DEBRIS FIELD. (EGS, HI 1472). AMEND DW 28MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Partially intact, parts buried

Position: 54 20.733 N,0 22.627 W

 

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