Penguin (1876)

A starboard view from the water of the cruiser HMS Penguin (1876), while commissioned as a survey vessel in Australian and New Zealand waters. One of her life boats is deployed in the water, with oarsman.

Object details

ID: N5456
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Events: Sinking of Elingamite, 1902
Date made: 1890; 1902-1905
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 123 mm x 96 mm