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]
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.