Cities of Science SouthWest

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The SS Great Britain

A giant survivor of the Victorian shipping industry, the SS Great Britain was the world??s first iron hulled, screw propeller-driven passenger liner. One of Isambard Kingdom Brunel??s finest works, the SS Great Britain was launched in 1843 from Great Western Dockyard where it was constructed. At it??s launch it weighed twice the tonnage of any previous ship making it truly unique.

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