Penola
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | Penola | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | ship, shipwreck | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Sea / ocean | Inner Seas | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Scotland | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 8 km from land |
| Position | 55.8622, -5.0003 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
The Penola, originally laid down in Finisterre, Brittany, was a fishing schooner named Alcyon, and was later acquired by John Rymill for the British Graham Land Expedition to the Antarctic Peninsula in 1934.
Constructed in 1905 and launched in 1908 from the yard of E. Conne Kerity in France, this vessel boasted specifications well-suited for polar voyages. She measured 106 feet (32 m) at the waterline, had a beam of 24 feet (7.3 m), and a draft of 11 feet 6 inches (3.51 m), amounting to a tonnage of around 138 tons. In terms of her rigging, the ship was designed as a three-masted topsail schooner.
At some point she was purchased and converted into a private yacht named Navaho. For enhanced maneuverability and power, she was outfitted with two 50-horsepower Junkers diesel engines. Upon her acquisition for the expedition, Rymill renamed the vessel after his family farm, Penola, located in South Australia.
Location
- Recorded position: 55.8622, -5.0003 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Inner Seas
- Nearest coast: Scotland
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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