SS Tauric

SS Tauric was a steamship built in 1891 by Harland & Wolff for the White Star Line and completed on 16 May 1891. She was the sister ship of Nomadic^[1][2] Though designed as a livestock carrier, Tauric carried a small amount of cabin-(second-) and steerage-(third-) class passengers.^[3]

SS Tauric

SS Tauric departing port c. 1894.
History
United Kingdom
Name	Tauric (1891–1904) Welshman (1904–1929)
Owner	White Star Line
Operator	Dominion Line (1903–1921) Leyland Line (1921–1929)
Route	Liverpool to Portland Maine (1891–1903
Builder	Harland & Wolff
Yard number	237
Launched	12 March 1891
Completed	16 May 1891
Fate	Scrapped 1929
General characteristics
Type	Livestock carrier
Tonnage	5,727 GRT

Her maiden voyage began at Liverpool on 22 May 1891, and ended at New York. In November that year, she became grounded on the Romer Shoals whilst inbound to New York, and had to be pulled off by five tugs at high tide, after her cargo had been unloaded to other ships in order to lighten her.^[2]

Later that month, she was involved in a collision with the Baltimore in the Mersey, causing slight damage to both ships, a year later on 27 November 1892, she was involved in another more serious collision in the Mersey, this time with the Buenos Ayrean; this collision caused significant damage to both ships.^[2]

On 10 February 1895, she went to the rescue of a sinking ship the Rialto whilst en route to New York, and rescued the 14 people aboard.^[2]

In March 1903, the ship was transferred to the White Star Line's sister company, the Dominion Line, and she was moved to the Liverpool to Portland, Maine route. She took on the name Welshman from 1904. The Dominion Line in turn transferred her to the Leyland Line in 1921. She was scrapped eight years later, in 1929.^[2]

SS Tauric departing port in 1896

The SS Welshman (originally White star Liner Tauric) arriving in port