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1843 CE: Isambard Kingdom Brunel's steamship SS Great Britain is officially launched at Bristol.
1845 CE: The steamship SS Great Britain completes its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York.
1846 CE: The steamship SS Great Britain runs aground in Dundrum Bay on the northeast coast of Ireland.
1851 CE: The Great Western Steamship Company sells the steamship SS Great Britain to Gibbs, Bright & Company.
1886 CE: The SS Great Britain is wrecked off the Falkland Islands.
1970 CE: The SS Great Britain is towed from the Falkland Islands to Bristol for restoration.