| Name: | PENGUIN |
| Launched: | 17/02/1897 |
| Completed: | 03/1897 |
| Builder: | Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Company Ltd, Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 723 |
| Dimensions: | 208grt, 60nrt, 120.0 x 24.1 x 11.4ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (11.25, 18.5 & 30 x 24ins), 44nhp |
| Engines By: | Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Company Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 03/1897 | Western Australian Colonial Government, Perth |
| 27/06/1920 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 03/06/1897: Arrived at Fremantle. |
| Served as an examination vessel during WW1 | |
| 25/07/1918: Commissioned as HMAS GANNET | |
| 27/06/1920: Whilst employed on fisheries research near Esperance, she anchored | |
| off Middle Island & was caught in a storm. She was put ashore in order to save lives | |
| Thanks to Buster J Browne for the above details |
Above photo courtesy of Buster J Browne