SS Great Eastern
 Great Eastern (1858) anchored at Liverpool when used for advertising Lewis's Department Store, Liverpool.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Great Eastern |
| Port of registry | Liverpool, UK |
| Ordered | 1853 |
| Builder | J. Scott Russell & Co., Millwall |
| Laid down | 1 May 1854 |
| Launched | 31 January 1858 |
| Completed | August 1859 |
| Maiden voyage | 30 August 1859 |
| In service | 1859 |
| Out of service | 1889 |
| Stricken | 1889 |
| Homeport | Liverpool |
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| Fate | Scrapped 1889–90 |
| Notes | Struck rocks on 27 August 1862. No bigger ship in all respects until 1913. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger ship |
| Tonnage | 18,915 GRT[2] |
| Displacement | 32,160 tons |
| Length | 692 ft (211 m) |
| Beam | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Decks | 4 decks |
| Propulsion | Total power estimated at 8,000 hp (6,000 kW). Rectangular boilers[1] |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)[3] |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 18 lifeboats; after 1860 20 lifeboats |
| Capacity | 4,000 passengers |
| Complement | 418 |
The SS Great Eastern (Nicknamed: Leviathan, or Great Babe) was a British ship built during the Victorian Era, which held the title of the largest passenger ship in the world for 4 decades (1859-99).
It was designed by the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, famous for having designed bridges such as the Clifton Suspension Bridge or the Maidenhead Railway Bridge, it was 211 meters long, had a capacity of 4,000 passengers, 17,915 gross tons and was propelled by sail masts, lateral blades and a screw propeller.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Image:Oscillating engine, and boilers, of Great Eastern - gteast.gif224kB.png
- ↑ Dawson, Philip S. (2005). The Liner. Chrysalis Books. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-85177-938-6.
- ↑ "Ocean Record Breaking". New York Times. 7 July 1895.
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