1854 жылы тағдыры трагикалық аяқталған «Тейлор» кемесінің қасіреті

Clipper ship sunk on maiden voyage in 1854

RMS Tayleur was a full rigged iron clipper ship chartered by the White Star Line. She was large, fast and technically advanced. She ran aground off Lambay Island and sank, on her maiden voyage, in 1854. Of more than 650 aboard, only 280 survived. She has been described as "the first Titanic".

Tayleur was designed by William Rennie of Liverpool and built at the Charles Tayleur Foundry at Warrington for owners Charles Moore & Company (of Mooresfort, Lattin, Co Tipperary). She was launched in Warrington on the River Mersey on 4 October 1853 it had taken just six months to build her. Prior to her launch, her future Captain John Noble had fallen into one of the seven holds and injured himself seriously. She was 230 feet in length with a 40 foot beam and displaced 1,750 tons, while 4,000 tons of cargo could be carried in holds 28 feet deep below three decks. Tayleur also had a net register tonnage of 2,500. She was named after Charles Tayleur, founder of the Vulcan Engineering Works, Bank Quay, Warrington. Intended to begin her maiden voyage on November 20 1853, her large size resulted in the delay of her maiden voyage by 3 months. The new ship was chartered by White Star to serve the booming Australian trade routes, as transport to and from the colony was in high demand due to the discovery of gold there.

The remains of the wreck were rediscovered in 1959 by members of the Irish Sub Aqua Club. Because the wreck is over 100 years old (169 as of 12 July 2023) a license to dive the site must be obtained from the Office of Public Works. The wreck lies at 17 metres depth some 30m off the southeast corner of Lambay Island in a small indentation at Substantial wreckage includes the hull, side plates, a donkey engine and the lower mast. The woodwork was salvaged shortly after the wreck. Crockery and several pieces of the wreck are on display at Newbridge House, Donabate.