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SS 'Great Eastern', 1859. Artist: Unknown

SS 'Great Eastern', 1859. Pictured at the port of Le Havre, France. Isambard Kingdom Brunel proposed to the Eastern Steam Navigation Company the construction of a steamship five or six times the size of any then in use. It would use two forms of power: paddle-wheels and screw-engines. Constructed from iron at Millwall, London, between 1853 and 1858, the Great Eastern was the largest vessel afloat until she was broken up in 1888. Only in 1899 were her dimensions exceeded by the SS 'Oceanic'. The Great Eastern was not a success as a passenger vessel and was sold for a fraction of her building cost. She was used as a cable-laying ship, most notably laying the Transatlantic telegraph cable in 1865-1866.

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Título: SS 'Great Eastern', 1859. Artist: Unknown

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SS 'Great Eastern', 1859. Pictured at the port of Le Havre, France. Isambard Kingdom Brunel proposed to the Eastern Steam Navigation Company the construction of a steamship five or six times the size of any then in use. It would use two forms of power: paddle-wheels and screw-engines. Constructed from iron at Millwall, London, between 1853 and 1858, the Great Eastern was the largest vessel afloat until she was broken up in 1888. Only in 1899 were her dimensions exceeded by the SS 'Oceanic'. The Great Eastern was not a success as a passenger vessel and was sold for a fraction of her building cost. She was used as a cable-laying ship, most notably laying the Transatlantic telegraph cable in 1865-1866.

Personas: BRUNEL

Crédito: Album / Art Media / Heritage Images

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Tamaño imagen: 4050 × 2586 px | 30.0 MB

Tamaño impresión: 34.3 × 21.9 cm | 1594.5 × 1018.1 in (300 dpi)

Palabras clave: BARCO A VAPOR • BARCO DE VAPOR • BARCO • BARCOS • BLANCO Y NEGRO • BRUNEL • CONCEPTO • EL HAVRE • FOTOGRAFIA • FRANCIA • INDUSTRIA • INDUSTRIAS • INNOVACIÓN • MONOCHROME • MONOCROMO • NAVIOS • SIGLO XIX • SIGLO • TECNOLOGÍA • TRANSPORTE ACUATICO • TRANSPORTE