SS Great Britain Timeline

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