Penguin wreck
This cyclone also devastated the township of Onslow so may indicate that this shipwreck could be located somewhere in the Eighty Mile Beach vicinity (see www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/cyclone/about/onslow/index.shtml)
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Country Built WA
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Port Built Fremantle
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When Built 1899
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Length 11.10
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Beam 3.50
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Draft 1.50
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Engine N
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TONA 11.26
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TONB 14.76
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When Lost 1909/04/05
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Where Lost Off North West coast
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Sinking During cyclone
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Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
Museum Reference
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wreck Penguin
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Protected Federal
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Found N
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Inspected N
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Official Number 102231
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Registration Number 3 of 1900
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Confidential NO
Artefact information
| wreck | Penguin |
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| When Lost | 1909/04/05 |
| Protected | Federal |
| Found | N |
| Inspected | N |
| Where Lost | Off North West coast |
| Engine | N |
| TONA | 11.26 |
| TONB | 14.76 |
| Country Built | WA |
| Port Built | Fremantle |
| When Built | 1899 |
| Port Registered | Fremantle |
| Official Number | 102231 |
| Registration Number | 3 of 1900 |
| Length | 11.10 |
| Beam | 3.50 |
| Draft | 1.50 |
| Sinking | During cyclone |
| Sunk Code | Wrecked and sunk |
| Owner | F.L. Parkes and H.M. Parkes |
| Builder | Edward Howson, Fremantle |
| Comments | This cyclone also devastated the township of Onslow so may indicate that this shipwreck could be located somewhere in the Eighty Mile Beach vicinity (see www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/cyclone/about/onslow/index.shtml) |
| Sources | HMC 29/3 McKenna Collection No 681, WA Maritime Museum |
| Confidential | NO |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/penguin-1 |