SS Cheviot

History
Australia
Name	SS Cheviot
Owner	Wm. Howard Smith & Sons, Melbourne (1876–1887)
Builder	Charles Mitchell and Co., Low Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Launched	1870
Identification	Official number: 63648; Code letters: JTKP; ;
Fate	Wrecked, 19 October 1887
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,226 GRT; 764 NRT;
Length	230 ft 2 in (70.15 m)
Beam	32 ft 2 in (9.80 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
Propulsion	T. Clark & Co. compound steam engine
Sail plan	Schooner-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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