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Jul 19, 2019 · SS Great Britain, which had been designed by renowned civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel and constructed specifically for the Great Western Steamship Company’s service between Bristol and New York, was the first large ocean-going vessel to be both built of iron and – in a departure from the more conventional paddle wheels of the era ...
The SS Great Britain takes centre stage in her dry dock, surrounded by a unique ‘glass sea’. The Great Western Dockyard is where the SS Great Britain was built. Hundreds of dockworkers would have been at work in the dockyard. The engine factory was set alongside. Brunel and his design team would have visited the historic Dock Office ...
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship, advanced for her time. She was 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. While other ships had been built of iron or equipped with a screw propeller, Great Britain was the ...
May 14, 2024 · SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship, which was advanced for her time. She was 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.
Kids Go Free This Summer. This offer has now passed! Thank you to everyone who visited over Summer 2023 – for the first time ever Brunel’s SS Great Britain welcomed children 16 years and under for free to celebrate the 180th anniversary of the SS Great Britain’s launch! Full Terms & Conditions and FAQs of the offer can be found here.
Oct 22, 2022 · This year, Brunel’s SS Great Britain will be illuminated with a Terrifying Turnip Trail guiding visitors around the ship. Each turnip along the trail will reveal truths about ‘All hallows eve’ customs. The trail is included with admission to Brunel’s SS Great Britain over October half term. Book online in advance to avoid disappointment ...
The SS Great Britain often carried more than 600 passengers and crew between Liverpool and Melbourne, Australia. The ship made this journey 32 times between 1852 and 1875. Each journey lasted around 60 days, with the ship often battling rough seas and storms on the way.
