PEN1685 - Coal
Penguin
Coal lump
Site Area Code North West
Number of Items 1
Material Coal
Museum Reference
Registration Number 1685
ID 12804
Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
Penguin
Penguin was a ketch-rigged steamer built by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co. Ltd for the Government of Western Australian. Launched in March 1897, it had one deck and five bulkheads, and had been cemented. The engine, a triple expansion compound steam engine, had been built by the ship builder, and the vessel was fitted with electric lights. It had a fore peak water ballast tank which held 45...