SS Penguin Shipwrecked

Descriptive Data

Date Range12th February 1909Description

On the 12th of February, 1909 the Union Steam Ship Company passenger steamer SS Penguin sank in Cook Strait. Weather conditions deteriorated while making the journey from Picton to Wellington.

Captain Francis Naylor attempted to maneuver the ship out of the worst of the weather but the ship collided with Thoms Rock and took on water. Violent seas meant that many of the passengers evacuated by lifeboat never made it to shore. Only 30 of the 102 passengers and crew survived.

Correspondence

Penguin - Wreck of the Penguin

Penguin - Penguin wreck

Penguin - Penguin wreck, claims

Penguin - General reports, accounts

Penguin - Penguin wreck, accounts

Penguin - Correspondence

Penguin - Penguin wreck, letters of sympathy

Penguin - Newspaper cuttings

Penguin - Published copies of inquiry and memorial prayer

Penguin - Photocopies of information regarding the wreck from other sources

Image

S S Penguin, Wrecked off Cape Terawhiti, 12th February 1909

Wreck of the S S Penguin

USS Co's Penguin

Wellington City Council Archives, AF092-8197 (page 3)

Relationships

External LinksNZHistory - SS Penguin wrecked in Cook StraitRelated ItemPenguin 1879-1909

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SS Penguin Shipwrecked