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SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship that was advanced for her time. She was the largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1853. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York City.
Visit Brunel's SS Great Britain, the world's first ocean-going iron ship, and explore its history and legacy. Discover the ship, the dockyard, the museum and the engineer behind this engineering marvel.
16 de fev. de 2023 · The SS Great Britain was a steam-powered ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) which sailed on its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York in May 1845. It was the largest passenger ship in the world at the time and showed that giant metal steamships were faster and more energy-efficient than smaller wooden vessels.
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SS Great Britain Reino Unido; Operador Great Western Steamship Company Fabricante William Patterson Shipbuilders Homônimo Grã-Bretanha: Batimento de quilha: julho de 1839 Lançamento: 19 de julho de 1843 Viagem inaugural: 26 de julho de 1845 Descomissionamento fevereiro de 1886 Porto de registro Bristol, Inglaterra: Estado Navio museu
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- Great Western Steamship, Company
- William Patterson Shipbuilders
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Learn about the SS Great Britain, the world's first iron-hulled, screw-propelled steamship, launched in 1843 by engineer Isambard Brunel. Discover how she was saved from the Falkland Islands in 1970 and restored to her original glory in Bristol.
Ben Johnson. 8 min read. A recent popular poll placed Isambard Kingdom Brunel as the second Greatest Briton of all time, second after Sir Winston Churchill. He was without doubt Britain’s greatest engineer, and of all the legacies he left to the world, one of his greatest was the SS Great Britain.
4 de jul. de 2010 · The SS Great Britain was the world's first iron-hulled screw-driven ocean liner, launched from Bristol in 1843. Learn how it was salvaged from the Falklands and restored to its former glory with the help of the Duke of Edinburgh.
