A large green engine mounted on the floor, a wooden wheel mounted vertically on its side.

Cheynes III Steering Engine

ME 21, donated by Albany Whale World.

Cheynes III was a whale chaser that operated from the Cheynes Beach Whaling Station in Albany on the Western Australian South Coast. It was originally named Thorgrim and owned by a Norwegian based whaling company, before operating in Albany from 1963 to 1978. Cheynes III was scuttled in 1982 at the western end of Michaelamas Island in King George Sound. It is now one of Albany's premier dive sites.

Two steam operated pistons moved the rudder in this engine when the helmsman turned the ship’s wheel. The pistons operated at a steam pressure of 150 psi (pound per square inch).

Two whale tales are visible hung from the side of the ship as it sails. Crew stand on the deck looking at the camera.

The whaling ship Cheynes III hauls its catch ashore to the Cheynes Bay Whaling Station, 1977.
Credit: National Maritime Collection, 00054512

A large shipwreck underwater covered in accretions, a diver reaches out a hand to touch it.

The wreck of the Cheynes III in King George Sound, Albany.
Credit: Peter Southwood, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

Cheynes III engine.
Credit: WA Museum