The “Great Eastern”


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Great Eastern, steamship considered to be the prototype of the modern ocean liner. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and John Scott Russell for the Eastern Navigation Company to carry cargo and passengers between England and India, it was the largest ship in the world at the time of its launching


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The SS Great Eastern (Nicknamed: Leviathan, or Great Babe) was a British ship built during the Victorian Era, which held the title of the largest passenger ship in the world for 4 decades ( 1859 - 99 ). Remote control model of the Great Eastern (1/150 scale)


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SS Great Eastern was supposed to be a revolutionary ship. She was designed to be so large that she could carry enough coal to sail all the way from the UK to.


The SS Great Eastern's Launch Ramp, Millwall

The SS Great Eastern was a steam-powered ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) which sailed on its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York in June 1860. At the time, it was by far the largest passenger ship ever built, a record it would hold for 49 years. Great Eastern laid the first cross-Atlantic telegraph cable in 1866.


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14 21.1k Nov 25th 2012, 5:00 PM IT'S A FAR cry from the interior of modern-day ferries on the Irish Sea. The National Library of Ireland has unearthed these photographs of the SS Great Eastern -.


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SHOW ALL QUESTIONS SS Great Eastern was an iron sail-powered, paddle wheel and screw-propelled steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and built by John Scott Russell & Co. at Millwall Iron Works on the River Thames, London, England.


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The shape of the Great Eastern's hull below water, and most of it above water, is perfection itself, measuring by the standard of modern naval science. This is evinced by her ease at sea, and by.


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Search Results. 1 Feb 1858. The hull of the SS Great Eastern is floated for the first time. Jun 1860. SS Great Eastern makes its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York. Sep 1861. The SS Great Eastern is badly damaged in a storm. Aug 1862. The SS Great Eastern runs aground off the U.S. coast.


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The Great Eastern seemed star-crossed from the beginning. Two men died during the complicated, months-long launch and another five perished when a boiler exploded during sea trials. The first captain drowned in 1860 while traveling in a small boat from Hythe to Southamption, and her maiden Atlantic voyage was delayed when the crew showed up drunk.


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An illustration by Charles Parsons showing the steam-powered SS Great Eastern. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) and completed in 1858. It was the largest ship in the world at 211 metres (692 ft) long. Great Eastern could carry 4,000 passengers and 418 members of crew. In addition, the ship could transport around 3,000 tons.


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The SS Great Eastern, an iron monster of the 19th century, is today's subject.Read more about the ship here:www.amazon.co.uk/great-iron-ship-James-Dugan/dp/B.


SS 'Great Eastern', 1859. Pictured at the port of Le Havre, France

The SS Great Eastern was a British ship built during the Victorian Era, which held the title of the largest passenger ship in the world for 4 decades . It was designed by the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, famous for having designed bridges such as the Clifton Suspension Bridge or the Maidenhead Railway Bridge, it was 211 meters long, had a capacity of 4,000 passengers, 17,915 gross tons.


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The SS Great Eastern was an immense steamship built in the mid-19th century. Designed by renowned engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Great Eastern was the largest ship in the world at the time.


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by Science Museum, London. published on 14 February 2023. Download Full Size Image. A diagram showing a cross-section of the SS Great Eastern. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59) and completed in 1858. It was the largest ship in the world at 692 feet (211 m) long. ( Science Museum, London)


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SS Great Eastern was an iron sail-powered, paddle wheel and screw-propelled steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and built by John Scott Russell & Co. at Millwall Iron Works on the River Thames, London, England.