SS Great Britain

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SS Great Britain is a pioneering 19th-century iron-hulled steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, now preserved as a major maritime museum ship in Bristol.

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SS Great Britain canonical 11
SS Great Britain Trust 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic ship
museum ship
steamship
abandonedYear 1937
associatedWith Isambard Kingdom Brunel
awards European Museum of the Year Special Commendation (2006)
beam 15.4 m
51 ft
builder Great Western Dockyard
William Patterson
category Museum ships in the United Kingdom
Ships built in Bristol
Victorian-era steamships
country United Kingdom
currentLocation Great Western Dockyard
surface form: Great Western Dockyard, Bristol
designer Isambard Kingdom Brunel
functionToday museum ship
groundingEvent Ran aground in Dundrum Bay, Ireland, in 1846
heritageStatus Grade I listed building
hulkedYear 1886
hullMaterial iron
laterUse coal hulk in the Falkland Islands
launchCountry United Kingdom
launchDate 1843-07-19
launchPlace Bristol
lengthOverall 322 ft
98 m
notableFor first large ocean-going ship with an iron hull
first large ship to combine an iron hull with screw propulsion
world's largest ship at the time of her launch
operatedBy SS Great Britain self-linksurface differs
surface form: SS Great Britain Trust
owner Anthony Gibbs & Sons
Gibbs, Bright & Co.
Great Western Steamship Company
primaryUse cargo ship
emigrant transport to Australia
transatlantic passenger service
propulsionType sail
steam
recoveryFrom Falkland Islands
recoveryYear 1970
refit Converted from paddle to screw propulsion
Re-rigged as a three-masted barque
retirementFromPassengerServiceYear 1876
rigging six-masted schooner (as built)
route Bristol–New York
England–Australia
serviceEntryYear 1845
shipType ocean liner
passenger ship
tonnage 3443 GRT
touristAttraction major maritime museum in Bristol
towedTo Bristol

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Bristol hasHistoricSite SS Great Britain
Isambard Kingdom Brunel knownFor SS Great Britain
SS Great Britain operatedBy SS Great Britain self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: SS Great Britain Trust
Bristol Harbour hasPart SS Great Britain
National Historic Fleet includes SS Great Britain
Floating Harbour hasPart SS Great Britain
Bristol, England, United Kingdom hasLandmark SS Great Britain
subject surface form: Bristol
Great Western Dockyard significantProject SS Great Britain
Gibbs, Bright & Co. operated SS Great Britain
Bristol Harbourside hasLandmark SS Great Britain