Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

PEN3584 - Ship's timber

Penguin

Deck planking, sample

Number of Items 1

Material Ship's timber

Museum Reference

Registration Number 3584

ID 12806

Map of shipwreck

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...