Tayleur Wreck

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Tayleur Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		53 29.599 N,5 59.915 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 53.493310
  • Longitude: -5.998580
Name TAYLEUR
Type merchant vessel
Date Sunk Jan 21, 1854
Original Source Bourke 1994, 15-16; Bourke 1998, 162; Bourke 2003; Brady 2008, 179; de Courcy Ireland 1983, 57-59; Hocking 1969, 689; Joyce (1995) 1912, 299-303; PP 1854-1855, XXXIV, 26-27; PP 1857-1858 LII (526), 6, 7; PP 1861 LVIII, 36; Lloyd's List 12, 428, Mon. Jan. 23rd 1854; Lloyd's List 12, 443, Thurs. Feb. 9th 1854; Lloyd's List 12, 610, Aug. 25th 1854.
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Wreck No: W00805, Place of Loss: Dublin, Lambay Island, E side of since been known as Tayleur Bay, 53 29 35.923N, 5 59 54.901W, Source of Coordinate: National Monuments Service, Description: UKHO wreck no. 009000112. 1,979-ton, newly built barque-rigged iron sailing clipper. Measured L. 76.2m x B. 12.2m x D. 6.4m. Owned by Pilkington & Wilson’s White Star Line, captain was John Noble. En route from Liverpool to Melbourne, 56 crew, fourteen stewards, 458 passengers. Cargo included farm machinery, 40,000 roof slates, 10,000 bricks, fireplaces, slate headstones, crockery, general kitchen items, lamps, linen tinplate, 100 tonnes of coal, 250 tonnes of stone ballast and the hull of a river steamer as deck cargo. Encountered SSW–SSE force 9 gale, crew found it difficult to manage the ship, went off course and drifted towards the Irish coast. Anchors failed to prevent ship from being driven ashore, ran onto rocks, sank in deep water. Accounts of the number of lives lost varies between 290 and 400 people. Some salvage work carried out in February 1854. Wreck rediscovered on 12th July 1957 by divers from the Irish Sub Aqua Club.

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Where is the TAYLEUR wreck located?

The TAYLEUR wreck is located at coordinates 53 29.599 N,5 59.915 W.

When did the TAYLEUR sink?

The TAYLEUR sank on Jan 21, 1854.

What type of wreck is the TAYLEUR?

The TAYLEUR is classified as a merchant vessel.

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