The Taunton

Built in 1902 in Copenhagen the steel-hulled cargo steamer named the Taunton, sailed under the Norwegian flag and featured a powerful triple-expansion steam engine. She was carrying a cargo of coal from Norfolk, Virginia to Bermuda when she encountered a misty fog at the entrance to the island’s northern passage the Taunton fell victim to Bermuda’s northern reefs on November 24, 1920, after running aground on the North East Breaker reef. she sits in a depth of 45 feet