SS Mohegan

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RMS Mesaba, one of Mohegan's four sister ships.
History
United Kingdom
Name	SS Mohegan
Operator	Wilson & Furness-Leyland Line Atlantic Transport Line
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	Launched as Cleopatra Renamed Mohegan in October 1898
Fate	Wrecked on 14 October 1898
General characteristics
Class and type	Steam merchant ship
Tonnage	6,889 GRT
Length	475 feet
Beam	52 feet
Propulsion	Single screw triple expansion engines with cylinders of 32 inches, 54 inches, and 90 inches, and a stroke of 66 inches Four boilers operating at 200 psi
Speed	13 knots
Capacity	120 first class passengers 700 cattle

The 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 197 on board.^[1]