SS Great Britain
SS Great Britain, Bristol. Built in 1843 to designs by Brunel, the Great Britain was used as a passenger ship to New York. After running aground and the ship was salvaged and used as a cargo vessel on trips to Australia until damaged in a storm off Cape Horn in the 1880s. In 1970 it was brought back for restoration to the very dock in Bristol where it was originally floated. Photographed in August 2001
Picture No
11806076
Media ID
45366451
Size
4166px x 4221px
(2.7MB)
Credit
© Historic England / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Historic England Archive
Date
2001
