SS Mohegan
RMS Mesaba, one of Mohegan's four sister ships. | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Mohegan |
| Operator |
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| Builder | Earle's Shipbuilding and Engine Company, Hull |
| Launched | April 1898 |
| Acquired | July 1898 |
| Maiden voyage | 31 July 1898 |
| Out of service | October 1898 |
| Renamed |
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| Fate | Wrecked on 14 October 1898 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Steam merchant ship |
| Tonnage | 6,889 GRT |
| Length | 475 ft (145 m) |
| Beam | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Capacity |
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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.