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Peveril

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Peveril may refer to:

People

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  • Peveril William-Powlett (1898–1985), Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station
  • Peveril Meigs (1903–1979), American geographer, notable for his studies of arid lands on several continents

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Ships

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The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company named four of its ships Peveril. All operated on the Irish Sea.

  • SS Peveril (1884) A 595-ton, twin-screw packet steamer. She sank following a collision with SS Monarch in 1899.
  • SS Peveril (1929) A 798-ton, cargo ship which was sold and scrapped in 1964
  • MV Peveril (1963) A 1,048-ton, motor cargo vessel, which was sold in 1981 and scrapped in 2001.
  • MV Peveril (1971) A 1,950-ton, ro-ro cargo ferry, which was sold in 2000 and scrapped in 2009.

Locomotives

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  • No. 6 Peveril A 2-4-0 locomotive, built by Beyer-Peacock, Gorton, Manchester, in 1875 for service with the Isle of Man Railway

See also

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