Speke was a British cargo steamship built in 1891 at Milford Haven, Wales for a cost of £20,000. It was owned and operated by R W Leyland and Company.
On the evening of Thursday 22 February 1906 whilst bound for Geelong to load a cargo of wheat, the ship ran aground in Kitty Miller Bay, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The wreck of the ship was sold later in 1906 for a mere £12.
The incident resulted in the death of seaman Frank Henderson either through battering or drowning.
Remnants of the wreck can still be seen today at low tide, and it is a popular walking spot on Phillip Island.
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