How many passengers did SS Great Britain carry?
Designed by the famous engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the ss Great Britain was built for the luxury passenger trade between Britain and America. She could carry 252 first and second class passengers and 130 crew. Her first career lasted for 94 years.
Where is the SS Great Eastern now?
SS Great Britain museum
Part of the damaged funnel was salvaged and re-used as a water filter by Weymouth Water Company until 2002. It is now on display at the SS Great Britain museum in Bristol. After repairs, the Great Eastern left Portland Harbour on 15th October 1859, arriving at Holyhead on 17th October.
What does SS stand for SS Great Britain?
Steam Ship
What does the SS stand for? Steam Ship. Where is the SS Great Britain docked? In the dry docks of Bristol. Who designed the SS Great Britain?
How tall was the SS Great Eastern?
She was 211 metres (692 ft 3 in) long, 25 metres (82 ft 0 in) wide, with a draught of 6.1 metres (20 ft 0 in) unloaded and 9.1 metres (29 ft 10 in) fully laden, and displaced 32,000 tons fully loaded.
How big was the SS Great Eastern?
692 feet
Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and John Scott Russell for the Eastern Navigation Company to carry cargo and passengers between England and India, it was the largest ship in the world at the time of its launching (1858), displacing 32,160 tons and measuring 692 feet (211 metres) overall.
How much did SS Great Eastern cost?
Following her launch, Great Eastern spent a further 8 months being fitted out. However, the cost of the fitting out ($600,000) concerned many investors, who had already spent nearly $6,000,000 constructing her.
Did the SS Great Britain sink?
Great Britain later carried thousands of immigrants to Australia from 1852 until being converted to all-sail in 1881. Three years later, she was retired to the Falkland Islands, where she was used as a warehouse, quarantine ship and coal hulk until she was scuttled in 1937, 98 years after being laid down.