This is the information page about the shipwreck William j taylor (part of), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 31.092 N,0 56.344 E (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Actuality
3. Airston (probably)
4. Alberta
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alf everard (part of)
7. Alice marie
8. Argus
9. Aridity (probably)
10. Astrologer
11. Atherton
12. Azariah (poss)
13. Beacon 'f'
14. Blue mermaid
15. Bolbec (possibly)
16. Bradglen
17. British oak
18. C 128
19. Chieftain
20. Daisy maud
21. Dela
22. Delce
23. Duluth
24. E oaze light vessel
25. East shoebury bn (remains of)
26. Enterprise ranger 2
27. Explorer
28. Fox
29. Georgia
30. Gordon
31. Great nore tower (remains)
32. Great nore towers (remains)
33. Great nore towers (remains).
34. H k daniels
35. Harcourt
36. Hawnby
37. Herland (part of)
38. Herland (part of)
39. Hibernia
40. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
41. Hms aisha
42. Hms amethyst
43. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
44. Hms ash
45. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
46. Hms bulwark
47. Hms capricornus
48. Hms conquistador
49. Hms danube 3
50. Hms desiree
51. Hms drummer
52. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
53. Hms london
54. Hms london
55. Hms new spray
56. Hms princess irene
57. Hms receptive
58. Hms reed (possibly)
59. Hms resolvo (part of)
60. Hms restango
61. Hms stella orion
62. Hms tyne
63. Hms venetia
64. Hms vimiera (bow section)
65. Hms vimiera (part of)
66. Hms vimiera (stern)
67. Holba
68. Honiton
69. Hopper number 19
70. Houston city
71. How (probably)
72. Intrepid
73. Janie b
74. Lady jane
75. Lca 551
76. Letchworth
77. Lion (part of)
78. Lowlands
79. Maitland
80. Malrix (possibly)
81. Maplin light house
82. Maplin survey platform
83. March
84. Margam abbey
85. Mercy
86. Molliette
87. Mudlark
88. Nass beacon (ruins)
89. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
90. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
91. Pinto
92. Pisces
93. Radiant
94. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
95. Resolute
96. Restless wave (possibly)
97. Revenge
98. Richard montgomery
99. Rosme
100. Rover (possibly)
101. Ryal
102. Selnes
103. Sparsholt
104. Strathearn
105. Strom trooper
106. Sun vii
107. Sunrise (possibly)
108. Supremity
109. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
110. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
111. Thorvin karsven
112. Toreador
113. Treport
114. Uama
115. Van meerlant (part of)
116. Vera
117. Volante
118. Wardie
119. Warp
120. William j taylor (part of)
121. Winifred
122. Winkfield
123. Zarga

 

Name: WILLIAM J TAYLOR (PART OF)

Length 47.2 meter, width: 6.8 meter, draught: 3.8, tonnage 393 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: built in 1879 of iron by marshall's neptune works, south shields. owned at time of loss by g beazley & son, penzance. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 55nhp, single shaft. passage bristol for london. sank following collision with ss plover of london. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1881

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter, Height above seabed: 70 cm

Known since: 1881, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: SANK 100DEGS, 1.21M FROM SE MAPLIN MEASURED MILE BEACON. HH1401/57 25.6.57 HH1401/57 25.6.57 SWEPT CLEAR 37FT, FOUL 38FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42FT IN GEN DEPTH 55FT. SCOUR DEPTH 60FT. SEABED HARD SAND. (EC OF ES SWEEP REPORT DTD 22.5.57).

- NM 1462/57. HH4710/63 5.5.64 HH4710/63 5.5.64 LEAST E/S DEPTH 55FT IN 60FT. A/S CONTACT FROM E ON THE EBB TIDE. (HMS ECHO, 1.12.63). HH1952/63 20.1.66 HH1952/63 20.1.66 SHOWN AS SW 6FMS 3FT ON SURVEY [K 4741/2]. BR STD. HH1952/63 29.8.68 HH1952/63 29.8.68 WK REMOVAL OPERATION IN PROGRESS. G CONL LT BUOY, FL.G, S OF WK. (PLA NM 52/68).

- NM 1485(T)/68. HH1952/63 3.10.69 HH1952/63 3.10.69 WK REMOVED AND AREA CLEAR AT 51FT 6IN BELOW DATUM [LAT]. NO FOUL AREA. (PLA REPORT DTD 30.9.69). HH1952/63 28.1.70 HH1952/63 28.1.70 WK DELETED.

- NM 232/70. HH244/420/03 1.11.96 HH244/420/03 1.11.96 EXAM'D 24.9.96 IN 513104.4N, 005630.8E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.2MTRS. TWO MOUNDS AT 16.8MTRS WITH A RIDGE JOINING THEM, SCOUR ADJACENT TO THE S. INS AS FOUL. (PLA SURVEY REPORT 38/96). CHART AS FOUL. BR STD. 14.6.05 14.6.05 SHOWN IN 5131.092N, 0056.344E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: TWO MOUNDS WITH A RIDGE JOINING THEM

Position: 51 31.092 N,0 56.344 E

 

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