SS Great Britain by cfulton
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SS Great Britain was an advanced passenger steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. While other ships had previously 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, which she did in 1845, in the then-record time of 14 days (one day faster than the previous record holder, the SS Great Western).
When launched in 1843, Great Britain was by far the largest vessel afloat. However, her protracted construction and high cost had left her owners in a difficult financial position, and they were forced out of business in 1846 after the ship was stranded by a navigational error.
Sold for salvage and repaired, Great Britain carried thousands of immigrants to Australia until converted to sail in 1881. Three years later, the vessel was retired to the Falkland Islands where she was used as a warehouse, quarantine ship and coal hulk until scuttled in 1937.
In 1970, Great Britain was returned to the Bristol dry dock where she was first built. Now listed as part of the National Historic Fleet, Core Collection, the vessel is an award-winning visitor attraction and museum ship in Bristol Harbour, with between 150,000–170,000 visitors annually.
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Back in Bristol again, I took a walk alongside the floating docks before heading back to London.
Have a 'Great' day,
Clive
Comments (12)
Stunning capture Clive. God Bless.
its a grand old ship
On my 'to do' list.
This is a fabulous capture of this grand old lady Clive. Coincidence or what??? I've put up a couple of shots of this ship in my last two postings!!
Great POV and shot! What a beauty!
Stunning! And NO gorilla figurehead! YAY! A truly fabulous shot, of a world beating and famous vessel.. A Fave! Rob
very nice capture
This is a great old ship !
Great capture! How interesting that Jeff's picture of the bow is right next to this in the gallery. One of those fun coincidences. :)
Oh, boy...let me at it:) Superb photo and info Clive.
Great and Nice POV Hugs Susan~
Beautiful capture and I can't get over the size.