Reference numberLH001793DescriptionTaken early in 1899, this shows the Penguin on the slipway at the North Mole. Built and delivered in 1897 by Palmers , Newcastle, United Kingdom for the Government of Western Australia.; the Penguin was 208 gross tonnage, 120 foot by 24 foot by 11 foot 4 inches and made 10 knots. It was a general service vessel used primarily to maintain light house and buoyage facilities on the coast and to visit Rottnest Island to replenish stores. It was wrecked in 1920.Date1899Photograph FormatPhotographDigital ItemYes
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The Penguin on North Mole slipway (1899). City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 10/02/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/17154
