The rudder, lifting frame and screw propeller of the SS Great Britain inside The Dockyard Museum at Brunel's steam ship in Bristol. UK. Raising the propeller was an 1857 modification for efficiency in the water when sailing under the power of wind. The lifting frame was removed to take the ship back to its original state. (109)

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The rudder, lifting frame and screw propeller of the SS Great Britain inside The Dockyard Museum at Brunel's steam ship in Bristol. UK. Raising the propeller was an 1857 modification for efficiency in the water when sailing under the power of wind. The lifting frame was removed to take the ship back to its original state. (109)

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Size: 3608px × 5412px
Location: SS Great Britain museum, Great Western Dockyard, Gas Ferry Rd, Bristol BS1 6TY. UK
Photo credit: © David Gee / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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