Mary Evans SS Great Eastern - at her moorings in Deptford 1859 12096213

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Picture No	12096213
Date	8th September 1859
Description	SS Great Eastern - at her moorings in Deptford 1859
Details	At half-past seven on Wednesday morning on the 8th September 1859, the 'Great Eastern', left her moorings off of Deptford, under the combined action of a charge of flour powerful towing-tugs and her own screw, glided down the River Thames and out into the English Channel, to take her Maiden voyage, just passing Hastings when there was a huge explosion, the forward deck blowing apart with enough force to throw the No. 1 funnel into the air, followed by a rush of escaping steam.
Source	Engraving in 'The Illustrated London Almanack', 1860, page 4
Credit	Mary Evans Picture Library
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