PEN3583 - Ship's timber artefact

Penguin Wreck

Wale planking, sample

Museum Reference

  • artefact PEN3583 - Ship's timber

  • Registration Number 3583

Artefact information

Full information about the Ship's timber
artefact PEN3583 - Ship's timber
Ship Penguin
Registration Number 3583
Description Wale planking, sample
Material Ship's timber
Number of Items 2
Modification date Mon, 2005-07-11
Date Registered Tue, 1989-01-24
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/pen3583-ships-timber
Map of shipwreck

Penguin

The Penguin built in UK, by Palmers and Company of Newcastle, owned by W.A. Goverment. The Penguin cargo was Stores and buoying materials. The Master of the Penguin was H.F. Rivers, the Penguin had a crew of 15. The Penguin was lost 1920/06/27 at Middle Island, Recherche Archipelago, 80 miles off Esperance.

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