SS Great Western
(For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named SS Great Western.) SS Great Western of 1838, was an oak-hulled paddle-wheel steamship, the first steamship purpose-built for crossing the Atlantic, and the initial unit of the Great Western Steamship Company. She was the largest passenger ship in the world from 1837 to 1839. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Great Western proved satisfactory in service and was the model for all successful wooden Atlantic paddle-steamers. She was capable of making record Blue Riband voyages as late as 1843. Great Western worked to New York for 8 years until her owners went out of business. She was sold to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company and was scrapped in 1856 after serving as a troop ship during the Crimean War.
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SS Great Western
(For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named SS Great Western.) SS Great Western of 1838, was an oak-hulled paddle-wheel steamship, the first steamship purpose-built for crossing the Atlantic, and the initial unit of the Great Western Steamship Company. She was the largest passenger ship in the world from 1837 to 1839. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Great Western proved satisfactory in service and was the model for all successful wooden Atlantic paddle-steamers. She was capable of making record Blue Riband voyages as late as 1843. Great Western worked to New York for 8 years until her owners went out of business. She was sold to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company and was scrapped in 1856 after serving as a troop ship during the Crimean War.
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(For other ships with the same ...... p ship during the Crimean War.
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De Great Western is een stoomschip dat in 1838 gebouwd werd door Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
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Die Great Western war ein Pass ...... stkurs jeweils das Blaue Band.
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El SS Great Western fue un tra ...... eat Western Steamship Company.
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Le Great Western était un navi ...... eat Western Steamship Company.
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O SS Great Western foi um navi ...... ino Unido e os Estados Unidos.
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«Грейт Вестерн» (англ. SS Grea ...... рабля во время Крымской войны.
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グレート・ウェスタン (SS Great Western) ...... 姉妹船にグレート・イースタンとグレート・ブリテンが存在する。
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1847-04-24
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1838-03-31
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1836-06-26
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1838-04-08
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1837-07-19
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Scrapped October 1856
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*1839–40: Rebuilt for more pas ...... ore being taken out of service
Operated as troop transport in the Crimean War
Transatlantic mail service Southampton – West Indies
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British Government
Ship out of service
December 1846 in Liverpool
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Two paddle-wheels
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Bristol-New York
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Oak-hulled paddle-wheel steamship
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(For other ships with the same ...... p ship during the Crimean War.
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De Great Western is een stoomschip dat in 1838 gebouwd werd door Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
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Die Great Western war ein Pass ...... stkurs jeweils das Blaue Band.
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El SS Great Western fue un tra ...... eat Western Steamship Company.
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Le Great Western était un navi ...... eat Western Steamship Company.
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O SS Great Western foi um navi ...... ino Unido e os Estados Unidos.
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«Грейт Вестерн» (англ. SS Grea ...... рабля во время Крымской войны.
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グレート・ウェスタン (SS Great Western) ...... 姉妹船にグレート・イースタンとグレート・ブリテンが存在する。
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Great Western (Schiff)
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Great Western (schip, 1838)
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Great Western (пароход)
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Great Western
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SS Great Western
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SS Great Western
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SS Great Western
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グレート・ウェスタン (蒸気船)
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