- With hundreds of sights, sounds and smells to explore across two museums and a Victorian steamship, Brunel’s SS Great Britain offers a full day out for...
- SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship that was advanced for her time. She was the largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1853.
- #OTD in 1852, after a voyage lasting 83 days, the SS Great Britain arrived in Australia for the first time High coal consumption meant the ship ended up turning...
- I was also aware of the SS Great Britain, a metal steam ship, and that it was famous, with all kinds of shipping firsts.
- 4,693 Followers, 548 Following, 1,035 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Brunel's SS Great Britain (@ssgreatbritain).
- When she was launched in 1843 the ss Great Britain was the largest ship in the world and the first screw-propelled, ocean-going, wrought iron ship.
- The SS Great Britain had the most powerful steam engine at the time where she achieved an average speed of 9.4 knots which is about 10.8 miles per hour.
- SS Great Britain was the largest passenger ship in the world. The ship had a displacement of 3,675 tons, 50% more than Great Western.
- Proudly displayed in a drydock in Bristol, the city of its origin, the SS Great Britain shows the world how innovation and design can be years ahead of its time.
- The Saloon was painted in delicate tints, furnished along its length with fixed chairs of oak, and supported by 12 decorated pillars. SS Great Britain First Class Cabin.
- SS Great Britain is a former passenger steamship and it was the largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854.
- Specifically built to steam across the Atlantic, ss GREAT BRITAIN had to be of sufficient size and proportion to carry the necessary fuel to power the steam engine.
- As with the ss Great Western, after her launch, the ss Great Britain mainly operated from Liverpool from where she made her maiden voyage to New York.
SS Great Britain
Yolcu Gemisi
Genel bilgiler
Great Britain, transatlantik olarak kabul edilebilecek ilk yolcu gemisidir. 9 Temmuz 1843'te suya indirilmiş, İngiliz inşaatçı Isambard Kingdom Brunel tarafından dizayn edilmiştir.
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