Name | Penguin (1860) | Explanation | |
Type | Gunvessel | ||
Launched | 8 February 1860 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Screw | ||
Builders measure | 428 tons | ||
Displacement | 570 tons | ||
Guns | 5 | ||
Fate | 1870 | ||
Class | Philomel | ||
Ships book | ADM 135/354 | ||
Note | |||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
26 December 1860 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander John George Graham McHardy, Cape of Good Hope, tender to Narcissus |