Maritime Heritage at Bristol, England
The SS Great Britain was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Thomas Guppy, Christopher Claxton and William Patterson for the Great Western Steamship Company and built in a specially adapted dry dock at Bristol. SS Great Britain was the first ocean-going ship to have an iron hull and a screw propeller, and when launched in 1843 was the largest vessel afloat. She originally carried 120 first-class passengers (26 of whom were in single cabins), 132 second-class passengers, and 130 officers and crew, but when an extra deck was added on it increased the number of passengers to 730. Matthew II is a replica of John Cabot's ship, the Matthew, in which he sailed in 1497 from Bristol to North America, presumably Newfoundland.
Size: 6876px × 5310px
Location: Floating Dock, Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Photo credit: © Simon Meeds / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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