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 (54.346066666667, -0.12708333333333)

 

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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. Amsteldam
4. Amulet
5. Angelo rose
6. Ard aidhm
7. Ardens (probably)
8. Ardgantoch
9. Aucuba (possibly)
10. Avance (probably)
11. Balfron (probably)
12. Ballater
13. Ballogie
14. Battersea
15. Beaumanoir (probably)
16. Black prince (possibly)
17. Bonhomme richard
18. Botha (possibly)
19. Brabant
20. Brentwood
21. Bur
22. Cap palos (part of)
23. Castleford (probably)
24. Commercial
25. Constantia
26. Corsican prince
27. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
28. Creteblock
29. Crimdon (possibly)
30. Defiant
31. Deptford
32. Disperser
33. Doris burton (probably)
34. Dunstaffnage
35. Eaglescliffe (probably)
36. Eli
37. Ellida (probably)
38. Erich lea
39. Ferruccio
40. Florence (possibly)
41. Florentia
42. Fred everard
43. G.3
44. Garthwaite
45. Gem (bow section)
46. Gem (stern section)
47. Gimle
48. Girl ita
49. Glamorganbrook
50. Glengarry (probably)
51. Glow (part of) (possibly)
52. Glow (part of) (possibly)
53. Greltoria (probably)
54. Gwalia (possibly)
55. Hannah
56. Harrow (probably)
57. Hercules
58. Hercules
59. Highgate
60. Hms akranes
61. Hms banyers
62. Hms desire (possibly)
63. Hms desire (possibly)
64. Hms dromio
65. Hms garmo (probably)
66. Hms lord ridley
67. Hms swallow
68. Hms thalia
69. Hms thomas cornwall
70. Hornsund (probably)
71. Houghton
72. Hurstwood
73. Jane
74. Jerv
75. Lady ann
76. Lady helen
77. Lampada (probably)
78. Lanthorn
79. Leander
80. Leersum (probably)
81. Lerwick (probably)
82. Linaria (probably)
83. Lindum
84. London
85. Lowtyne (possibly)
86. Lucy
87. M c holm
88. Madame renee
89. Malvina (fwd part)
90. Manx queen
91. Marchioness of londonderry
92. Marie stuart
93. Martina
94. Mazeppa
95. Melanie (probably)
96. Membland (possibly)
97. Merrie islington
98. Middlesborough
99. Modemi (possibly)
100. Mongolian
101. Moorlands
102. Norenda (possibly)
103. Norhilda
104. Novillo
105. Oakwell
106. Paul
107. Phare (probably)
108. Philander (probably)
109. Polanna
110. Polruan
111. Potomac
112. Princess olga (possibly)
113. Quaggy (probably)
114. Rikard nordraak
115. Rosa
116. Runswick
117. Saint ninian
118. Sapphire (probably)
119. Sarah thinnesen
120. Scotia
121. Seistan
122. Sir francis
123. Sirajah
124. Sixty-six
125. Skane
126. Sna ii
127. Southborough
128. Springhill
129. Sumus (probably)
130. Suntrap (probably)
131. Tangistan
132. Taurus (probably)
133. Thea
134. Trelyon
135. Trongate
136. Ub 107 & malvina (after part)
137. Ub 30
138. Ub 41
139. Ub 75
140. Uc 70
141. Vaaren
142. Vaaren (possibly)
143. Victo (bow section)
144. Victo (stern section)
145. Victoria (probably)
146. Wallsend
147. Westowrie
148. Woodstock (bow section)
149. Woodstock (stern section)
150. 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: 1919

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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