Great Eastern
1858 Paddle Wheel and Screw Steamer
Overall Length: 5"8"

I.K. Brunel's final project, which wound up killing him, was this 688 foot 18,914 ton ship. It was far more massive than any other ship built up to that time and pressed the technology of that period to its limits.

 


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