| Name: | HUGH TAYLOR |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 12/12/1868 |
| Completed: | 02/1869 |
| Builder: | C Mitchell & Co |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 173 |
| Dimensions: | 978grt, 626nrt, 224.5 x 29.2 x 17.6ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl (41.5 & 41.5 x 27ins), 110hp; (1877: C2cyl (27 & 52 x 36ins), 110hp) |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle; (1877: R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle) |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 62311 |
| History: | |
| 25/02/1869 | Arthur Cox Pring, Newcastle |
| 1877 | John Straker & Co, Newcastle |
| 14/02/1896 | Sank |
| Comments: | 29/01/1881: Stranded in Robin Hood's Bay. Towed off by three tugs |
| On a voyage from Arzew to Leith with a cargo of lead & esparto grass | |
| 14/02/1896: Sank after a collision with CRANE, 20 miles S of Flamborough Head | |
| On a voyage from the Tyne to Cette with a cargo of coal |
Shields Daily News, Monday, 31/01/1881
Shields Daily Gazette, Saturday, 05/02/1881
Lloyd's List, Friday, 28/02/1896