SS Great Eastern

Great Eastern (1858) anchored at Liverpool when used for advertising Lewis's Department Store, Liverpool.
History
United Kingdom
NameGreat Eastern
Port of registryLiverpool, UK
Ordered1853
BuilderJ. Scott Russell & Co., Millwall
Laid down1 May 1854
Launched31 January 1858
CompletedAugust 1859
Maiden voyage30 August 1859
In service1859
Out of service1889
Stricken1889
HomeportLiverpool
Nickname(s)
  • The Great Ship,
  • Leviathan (Original name),
  • Great Babe (As Brunel called her)
FateScrapped 1889–90
NotesStruck rocks on 27 August 1862. No bigger ship in all respects until 1913.
General characteristics
TypePassenger ship
Tonnage18,915 GRT[2]
Displacement32,160 tons
Length692 ft (211 m)
Beam82 ft (25 m)
Decks4 decks
PropulsionTotal power estimated at 8,000 hp (6,000 kW). Rectangular boilers[1]
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)[3]
Boats & landing
craft carried		18 lifeboats; after 1860 20 lifeboats
Capacity4,000 passengers
Complement418

The SS Great Eastern (Nicknamed: Leviathan, or Great Babe) was a British ship built during the Victorian Era, which held the title of the largest passenger ship in the world for 4 decades (1859-99).

It was designed by the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, famous for having designed bridges such as the Clifton Suspension Bridge or the Maidenhead Railway Bridge, it was 211 meters long, had a capacity of 4,000 passengers, 17,915 gross tons and was propelled by sail masts, lateral blades and a screw propeller.

References

  1. ↑ Image:Oscillating engine, and boilers, of Great Eastern - gteast.gif224kB.png
  2. ↑ Dawson, Philip S. (2005). The Liner. Chrysalis Books. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-85177-938-6.
  3. ↑ "Ocean Record Breaking". New York Times. 7 July 1895.

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