Picture No | 11939442 |
Date | May 1855 |
Description | Construction of The Leviathan later Great Eastern 1855 |
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Christened Leviathan in the early stages, thereafter always known as SS Great Eastern was a massive 22,500-ton steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and built by J. Scott Russell & Co. at Millwall Iron Works in the Isle of Dogs on the River Thames, London. Largest ship ever built at the time of her launch in 1858, had the capacity to carry 4,000 passengers from England to Australia without refuelling.
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Source | From a Photograph by J Cundall after engrvaing in 'The Illustrated Times', 16 January 1858, page 56 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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