SS Cheviot

History
Australia
NameSS Cheviot
OwnerWm. Howard Smith & Sons, Melbourne (1876–1887)
BuilderCharles Mitchell and Co., Low Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Launched1870
Identification
FateWrecked, 19 October 1887
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length230 ft 2 in (70.15 m)
Beam32 ft 2 in (9.80 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
PropulsionT. Clark & Co. compound steam engine
Sail planSchooner-rigged

SS Cheviot was an iron screw steamer built by Charles Mitchell and Co., of Low Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1870. She was owned by Wm. Howard Smith & Sons, Melbourne, Australia, for the transportation of coal and passengers. In 1887, she was wrecked in rough seas near Point Nepean in Victoria, Australia, with the loss of 35 lives, after the propeller was disabled. The beach nearby was subsequently named Cheviot Beach.

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