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| Picture No | 11939443 |
| Date | 21 September 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 an iron sailing steam ship 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.
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| Source | From a Photograph by J Cundall after engrvaing in 'The Illustrated Times', 16 January 1858, page 57 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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