SS Great Eastern
The SS Great Eastern (Nicknamed: Leviathan, or Great Babe) was a British ship built during the Victorian Era, which held the title of the largest passenger ship in the world for 4 decades (1859-99).
Remote control model of the Great Eastern (1/150 scale)
Isambard Kingdom Brunel at the Launching of the SS Great Eastern (sometimes called Leviathan) with John Scott Russell and Lord Derby.
_anchored_at_Liverpool_when_used_for_advertising_Lewis'_Department_Store%252C_Liverpool_RMG_P10569.tiff.jpg.webp) Great Eastern (1858) anchored at Liverpool when used for advertising Lewis's Department Store, Liverpool. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | Great Eastern |
| Port of registry: | Liverpool, UK |
| Ordered: | 1853 |
| Builder: | J. Scott Russell & Co., Millwall |
| Laid down: | 1 May 1854 |
| Launched: | 31 January 1858 |
| Completed: | August 1859 |
| Maiden voyage: | 30 August 1859 |
| In service: | 1859 |
| Out of service: | 1889 |
| Struck: | 1889 |
| Homeport: | Liverpool |
| Nickname(s): |
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| Fate: | Scrapped 1889–90 |
| Notes: | Struck rocks on 27 August 1862. No bigger ship in all respects until 1913. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Passenger ship |
| Tonnage: | 18,915 GRT[1] |
| Displacement: | 32,160 tons |
| Length: | 692 ft (211 m) |
| Beam: | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Decks: | 4 decks |
| Propulsion: | Total power estimated at 8,000 hp (6,000 kW). Rectangular boilers[2] |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)[3] |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | 18 lifeboats; after 1860 20 lifeboats |
| Capacity: | 4,000 passengers |
| Complement: | 418 |
It was designed by the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, famous for having designed bridges such as the Clifton Suspension Bridge or the Maidenhead Railway Bridge, it was 211 meters long, had a capacity of 4,000 passengers, 17,915 gross tons and was propelled by sail masts, lateral blades and a screw propeller.
References
- Dawson, Philip S. (2005). The Liner. Chrysalis Books. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-85177-938-6.
- Image:Oscillating engine, and boilers, of Great Eastern - gteast.gif224kB.png
- "Ocean Record Breaking". New York Times. 7 July 1895.
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