SS Great Britain's iron hull

Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and completeted in 1843, The SS Great Britain was - at the time - the larget vessel afloat and the first to feature an iron hull and screw propeller and the first steam ship to cross the Atlantic. She now lies as a museum in the same dry dock in the Great Western Dockyard in which she was built.

Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and completeted in 1843, The SS Great Britain was - at the time - the larget vessel afloat and the first to feature an iron hull and screw propeller and the first steam ship to cross the Atlantic. She now lies as a museum in the same dry dock in the Great Western Dockyard in which she was built.
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Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and completeted in 1843, The SS Great Britain was - at the time - the larget vessel afloat and the first to feature an iron hull and screw propeller and the first steam ship to cross the Atlantic. She now lies as a museum in the same dry dock in the Great Western Dockyard in which she was built. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and completeted in 1843, The SS Great Britain was - at the time - the larget vessel afloat and the first to feature an iron hull and screw propeller and the first steam ship to cross the Atlantic. She now lies as a museum in the same dry dock in the Great Western Dockyard in which she was built. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and completeted in 1843, The SS Great Britain was - at the time - the larget vessel afloat and the first to feature an iron hull and screw propeller and the first steam ship to cross the Atlantic. She now lies as a museum in the same dry dock in the Great Western Dockyard in which she was built. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and completeted in 1843, The SS Great Britain was - at the time - the larget vessel afloat and the first to feature an iron hull and screw propeller and the first steam ship to cross the Atlantic. She now lies as a museum in the same dry dock in the Great Western Dockyard in which she was built. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and completeted in 1843, The SS Great Britain was - at the time - the larget vessel afloat and the first to feature an iron hull and screw propeller and the first steam ship to cross the Atlantic. She now lies as a museum in the same dry dock in the Great Western Dockyard in which she was built.
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DescriptionDesigned by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and completeted in 1843, The SS Great Britain was - at the time - the larget vessel afloat and the first to feature an iron hull and screw propeller and the first steam ship to cross the Atlantic. She now lies as a museum in the same dry dock in the Great Western Dockyard in which she was built.
CountyBristol
CountryEngland
CopyrightCopyright 2008 Kenvyn Davies & Debbie Phillips
Tags 2008 Bristol England Museum National Historic Fleet Nikon D300 Outdoors Restoration Project SS Great Britain Shipping
CameraNikon D300
Lens18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 
Focal Length18mm
Focal Length (35mm)27mm
Shutter Speed1/40
Aperturef/3.5
ISO Speed400

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