| Maritime Museums in England: SS Great Britain, Jamaica Inn, National Maritime Museum, Hmnb Portsmouth, Whitstable Museum and Gallery Contributor(s): Source Wikipedia (Author), Books, LLC (Editor), Group, Books (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1155985524 ISBN-13: 9781155985527 Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series OUR PRICE: $14.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| Physical Information: 0.07" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.18 lbs) 34 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: SS Great Britain, Jamaica Inn, National Maritime Museum, HMNB Portsmouth, Whitstable Museum and Gallery, Hastings Fishermen's Museum, River and Rowing Museum, Hull Maritime Museum, Underwater Archaeology Centre, Museum of London Docklands, National Maritime Museum Cornwall, Dock Museum, Warship Preservation Trust, Classic Boat Museum, Chatham Historic Dockyard, Captain Cook Memorial Museum, National Fishing Heritage Centre, Bucklers Hard, Hartlepool's Maritime Experience, Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, Time and Tide Museum, Southampton Maritime Museum, Hovercraft Museum, Watchet Boat Museum, Mary Rose Museum, Ramsgate Maritime Museum, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Deal Timeball, Museum of Hartlepool, Dapdune Wharf, Cowes Maritime Museum, Windermere Steamboat Museum, Brighton Fishing Museum, Royal Naval Museum. Excerpt: SS Great Britain was an advanced passenger steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. While other ships had previously been built of iron or equipped with a screw propeller, Great Britain was the first to combine these features in a large ocean-going ship. She was the first screw steamer to cross the Atlantic, which she did in 1845, in the then-record time of 14 days (one day faster than the previous record holder, the SS Great Western). When launched in 1843, Great Britain was by far the largest vessel afloat. However, her protracted construction and high cost had left her owners in a difficult financial position, and they were forced out of business in 1846 after the ship was stranded by a navigational error. Sold for salvage and repaired, Great Britain carried thousands of immigrants to Australia until converted to sail in 1881. Three years later, the vessel was retired to the Falkland Islands where she ... |
