Construction of the SS Great Eastern, with engineer Richard Tangye (1833-1906) standing by a hydraulic press. Designed by British civil engineer Isamb
Construction of the SS Great Eastern, with engineer Richard Tangye (1833-1906) standing by a hydraulic press. Designed by British civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), the SS Great Eastern was a steam ship built from 1854 to 1858, in the docks at Milwall, London, UK. It was the largest ship ever built at the time it was launched, with a length of 211 metres. It had a capacity for 4000 passengers, and sailed as a transatlantic liner until 1863. It was then converted to laying telegraph cables, followed by a period as a floating music hall. The ship was broken up in 1889. This albumen silver print is from a photograph taken in November 1857 by British photographer Robert Howlett (1831-1858).
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