SS Mohegan

RMS Mesaba, one of Mohegan's four sister ships.
History
United Kingdom
NameMohegan
Operator
BuilderEarle's Shipbuilding and Engine Company, Hull
LaunchedApril 1898
AcquiredJuly 1898
Maiden voyage31 July 1898
Out of serviceOctober 1898
Renamed
  • Launched as Cleopatra
  • Renamed Mohegan in October 1898
FateWrecked on 14 October 1898
General characteristics
Class & typeSteam merchant ship
Tonnage6,889 GRT
Length475 ft (145 m)
Beam52 ft (16 m)
Propulsion
  • Single screw
  • triple expansion engines with cylinders of 32 in (810 mm), 54 in (1,400 mm), and 90 in (2,300 mm), and a stroke of 66 in (1,700 mm)
  • Four boilers operating at 200 psi (1,400 kPa)
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Capacity
  • 120 first class passengers
  • 700 cattle

SS Mohegan was a steamer which sank off the coast of the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, on her second voyage. She hit The Manacles on 14 October 1898 with the loss of 106 out of 157 on board.