&sq=&lang=&file=File:PENGUIN_1838_RMG_J4977.jpg) Drawing of the Penguin, 1836
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Penguin |
| Namesake | Penguin |
| Ordered | 14 April 1836 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | November 1836 |
| Launched | 10 April 1838 |
| Completed | 21 September 1838 |
| Commissioned | 24 July 1838 |
| Renamed | As WV.31, 25 May 1863 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 5 June 1871 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Alert-class brig |
| Tons burthen | 360 4/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 30 ft 4 in (9.2 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 11 in (3.3 m) |
| Depth | 14 ft 8 in (4.5 m) |
| Complement | 44 |
| Armament | 2 × 6-pdr cannon; 4 × 12-pdr carronades |
HMS Penguin was a six-gun Alert-class packet brig built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.