SS Tauric was a steamship built in 1891 by Harland and 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] 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.