SS Great Britain
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SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship that was advanced for her time. The largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1853, she was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel,
SS Great Britain in dry dock at Bristol in 2005, preserved for exhibition as a museum ship
The SS Great Western on her maiden voyage
Artist's impression of SS Archimedes
Replica of Great Britain's original six-bladed propeller on the museum ship. This propeller proved totally unsatisfactory in service and was quickly replaced with a four-bladed model.
SS Great Eastern
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SS Great Eastern was an iron-hulled steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and built by John Scott Russell & Co. at Millwall Iron Works on the River Thames, London, England. Powered by both si
SS Great Britain
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Great Eastern at Heart's Content after laying the first lasting transatlantic cable, July 1866
The famous photograph by Robert Howlett of Brunel before the ship's launching chains
Construction of Great Eastern, August 18, 1855
Great Eastern two months before launch, November 1857.