A painting by Joseph Walter of The SS Great Britain being launched from Great Western Dockyard into Bristol's Floating Harbour on 19 July 1843. The longest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854, she was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York City. She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic Ocean, which she did in 1845, in the time of 14 days.
A painting by Joseph Walter of The SS Great Britain being launched out of the Great Western Dockyard and into Bristol's Floating Harbour on 19 July 1843. The longest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854, she was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York City. While other ships had been built of iron or equipped with a screw propeller, Great Britain was the first to combine these features in a large ocean-going ship. She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic Ocean, which she did in 1845, in the time of 14 days.
Size: 5400px × 3264px
Location: Bristol, England
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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