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The Great Eastern At Dock In New York
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The Great Eastern At Dock In New York
A crowd of people gawks at the revolutionary ship SS Great Eastern designed and built by engineer entrepreneur Isambard Kingdom Brunel as she sits at her dock in New York City, 1860s. The Great Eastern was by far the largest ship of her day (launched in 1858) at 680 feet in length and nearly 20, 000 tons gross displacement, her length and tonnage would not be exceeded until 1899 and 1901 respectively. She was constucted with double iron hulls, room for 3, 000 passengers (ten times the capacity of any other ship of the time), gas lighting, sails, sidewheels, and screw propellers and was designed to ply the Britain to Australia route without refuelling. After a series of construction and launching mishaps she finally sailed into New York with 38 passengers. She never made a profit in her intended role but had a long career as a cableship as her great hull could carry thousands of miles of telegraph cable. She was sold for scrap in 1888 and the job was so immense the first modern wrecking ball was built to take on the task. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)
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In this photo print, we are transported back to the 1860s in New York City, where a crowd of awe-struck onlookers gathers at the dock. Their eyes are fixed upon the magnificent sight before them - the revolutionary ship SS Great Eastern. Designed and built by the visionary engineer entrepreneur Isambard Kingdom Brunel, this vessel was truly ahead of its time. The sheer scale of The Great Eastern is mind-boggling. Stretching an impressive 680 feet in length and boasting a gross displacement of nearly 20,000 tons, it easily claimed the title of the largest ship during its era. In fact, it would take several decades for another ship to surpass its remarkable dimensions. Equipped with double iron hulls and featuring gas lighting, sails, sidewheels, and screw propellers, The Great Eastern was a marvel of engineering prowess. It could accommodate up to 3,000 passengers - ten times more than any other ship at that time - making it an ambitious vessel for long-distance voyages. Although she never turned a profit in her intended role as a passenger liner between Britain and Australia due to various setbacks during construction and launching mishaps; The Great Eastern found new purpose as a cableship. Her colossal hull had ample space to carry thousands of miles worth of telegraph cables across oceans. Eventually sold for scrap in 1888 after years of service as a cableship; dismantling such an enormous structure proved no easy task. In fact, it necessitated the creation of the first modern wrecking ball specifically designed for this monumental undertaking. This extraordinary photograph from Fine Art Storehouse captures not only an iconic moment but also pays homage to one man's audacious vision that forever changed maritime history – Isambard Kingdom Brunel's masterpiece: The Great Eastern.
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