Illustration
An illustration by Charles Parsons showing the steam-powered SS Great Eastern. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) and completed in 1858. It was the largest ship in the world at 211 metres (692 ft) long. Great Eastern could carry 4,000 passengers and 418 members of crew. In addition, the ship could transport around 3,000 tons of cargo. The ship made its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York in June 1860. Not until RMS Lusitania in 1906 would a bigger ship than Great Eastern sail the seas.
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Original image by Charles Parsons. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 06 February 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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APA Style
Parsons, C. (2023, February 06). SS Great Eastern. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17013/ss-great-eastern/
Chicago Style
Parsons, Charles. "SS Great Eastern." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 06, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17013/ss-great-eastern/.
MLA Style
Parsons, Charles. "SS Great Eastern." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 06 Feb 2023, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17013/ss-great-eastern/. Web. 24 May 2025.
