| Name: | WILLIAM J TAYLOR |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 30/08/1879 |
| Completed: | 12/1879 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co, Low Walker |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 117 |
| Dimensions: | 393grt, 251nrt, 523dwt, 155.0 x 22.2 x 12.6ft |
| Engines: | CI2cyl (18.5 & 36 x 24ins), 55nhp |
| Engines by: | RJ Marshall, South Shields |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.0knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 80557 |
| History: | |
| 29/12/1879 | WJ Taylor & Co; registered at Newcastle |
| 1881 | G Bazeley & Son, Penzance |
| 11/04/1881 | Registered at Penzance |
| 28/09/1881 | Sank |
| Comments: | Also seen listed as WM J TAYLOR |
| Contract Price £4570, Loss £656-17s-3d | |
| 31/12/1879: Sank after collision with H P STEPHENSON at the mouth of the Tyne | |
| H P STEPHENSON had also been built by Wigham Richardson, in 1871 | |
| 01/1880: Wreck purchased by Wallsend Slipway to repair | |
| She was partially refloated and then beached to recover her cargo | |
| 25/03/1880: Aft (and major) part of the ship taken to Wallsend Slipway | |
| 30/03/1880: Foreward part of ship taken to Wallsend Slipway | |
| Hull parts aligned and joined together at Wallsend Slipway | |
| 28/09/1881: Sank after collision with PLOVER 2.5nm W of the Mouse Light, Thames | |
| On a voyage from Penzance to London carrying general cargo |
The damaged ship on the slip at Wallsend Slipway. Above photo is courtesy of William Embleton
The damaged ship on the slip at Wallsend Slipway. Above photo is courtesy of William Embleton
Shields Daily Gazette, Wednesday, 31/12/1879