Reference numberLH001809DescriptionThe Penguin was built and delivered 1897 ex Palmers, Newcastle, United Kingdom for the Government of Western Australia. It was a general service vessel of 208 gross tonnage, 120 feet by 24 feet one inch by eleven feet four inches and capable of 10 knots. The Penguin maintained lighthouse and buoyage facilities on the coast between Cambridge Gulf and Eucla, with regular visits to Rottnest Island.Date1899Photograph FormatPhotographDigital ItemYes
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The Penguin on North Mole slipway (1899). City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 17/02/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/17169
