PEN3583 - Ship's timber
Penguin
Wale planking, sample
Number of Items 2
Material Ship's timber
Museum Reference
Registration Number 3583
ID 12805
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...