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... 47 KB (6,068 words) - 15:52, 9 May 2024 |
SS Great Western was a wooden-hulled paddle-wheel steamship with four masts, the first steamship purpose-built for crossing the Atlantic, and the initial... 13 KB (1,288 words) - 11:56, 11 May 2024 |
British engineer, during the troubled first attempt to launch the SS Great Eastern, by far the largest ship constructed to that date. Brunel stands before... 21 KB (2,201 words) - 11:24, 3 May 2024 |
Great Eastern may refer to: SS Great Eastern, a steamship built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1858, the largest ship of its era Great Eastern Railway... 1 KB (191 words) - 15:33, 19 January 2024 |
SS Great Western (1,340 GRT) and SS Great Eastern (18,915 GRT) were constructed in 1838 and 1858 respectively. The record set by SS Great Eastern was... 66 KB (8,519 words) - 21:35, 4 May 2024 |
records for tonnage outlived the ships that set them - notably the SS Great Eastern, and RMS Queen Elizabeth. The term "largest passenger ship" has evolved... 34 KB (2,092 words) - 14:46, 1 May 2024 |
closed in 1997. It is now an apartment complex. Pullen's model of SS Great Eastern may be seen, being part of the James Henry Pullen Collection including... 9 KB (1,089 words) - 21:47, 14 June 2023 |
Russell bought the works and was instrumental in building here The SS Great Eastern, where it was launched. This was a steam and sail ship designed by... 7 KB (895 words) - 12:37, 30 June 2023 |