SS Great Eastern
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SS Great Eastern was a pioneering 19th-century iron steamship, famed for its unprecedented size and advanced engineering, which made it a landmark in maritime history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SS Great Eastern canonical | 5 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
iron sailing ship
ⓘ
maritime engineering landmark ⓘ ocean liner ⓘ paddle steamer ⓘ steamship ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Great Eastern ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
ⓘ
Victorian era maritime engineering ⓘ |
| beam |
about 25 meters
ⓘ
about 82 feet ⓘ |
| builder | John Scott Russell & Co. ⓘ |
| capacity | about 4,000 passengers ⓘ |
| completed | 1859 ⓘ |
| constructionSite |
Millwall
ⓘ
surface form:
Millwall, London
|
| countryOfConstruction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 400 crew ⓘ |
| designer | Isambard Kingdom Brunel ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1859 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | icon of Victorian engineering ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | iron ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent large ocean liner design ⓘ |
| initialOwner | Eastern Steam Navigation Company ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1854 ⓘ |
| laterOwner |
Eastern Steam Navigation Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Eastern Steamship Company
|
| laterUse | cable-laying ship ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1858-01-31 ⓘ |
| launched | 1858 ⓘ |
| length |
about 211 meters
ⓘ
about 692 feet ⓘ |
| maidenVoyage | 1859 ⓘ |
| navalArchitect | Isambard Kingdom Brunel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advanced iron hull construction
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being the largest ship in the world at the time of her launch ⓘ combination of paddle, screw, and sail power ⓘ pioneering long-distance ocean travel design ⓘ |
| powerType | steam ⓘ |
| primaryRoute | transatlantic service between Britain and North America ⓘ |
| propulsion |
auxiliary sails
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paddle wheels ⓘ screw propeller ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | 1889 ⓘ |
| rigging | six-masted sail rig ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1889 ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Rock Ferry, River Mersey ⓘ |
| shipName | SS Great Eastern self-link ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Millwall Iron Works
|
| tonnage | about 18,915 gross register tons ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cargo transport
ⓘ
laying transatlantic telegraph cables ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
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