SS Great Britain, A tour of Brunel's Great Ocean Liner. Bristol, UK
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship, which was advanced for her time. She was the longest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. While other ships had been built of iron or equipped with a screw propeller, Great Britain was the first to combine these features in a large ocean-going ship. She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic, which she did in 1845, in the time of 14 days.
The ship was 322 ft (98 m) in length and had a 3,400-ton displacement. She was powered by two propeller engines of the direct-acting type, with twin 88 in (220 cm) bore, 6-foot (1.8 m) stroke cylinders. She was also provided with secondary sail power. The four decks provided accommodation for a crew of 120, and 360 passengers who were provided with cabins and dining and promenade saloons.
When launched in 1843, Great Britain was by far the largest vessel afloat. However, her protracted construction and high cost had left her owners in a difficult financial position, and they were forced out of business in 1846 after the ship was stranded by a navigational error. Sold for salvage and repaired, Great Britain carried thousands of immigrants to Australia until converted to sail in 1881. Three years later, she was retired to the Falkland Islands where she was used as a warehouse, quarantine ship and coal hulk until scuttled in 1937.
In 1970, following a cash donation by Sir Jack Hayward that paid for the vessel to be towed back to the UK, Great Britain was returned to the Bristol dry dock where she was built. Now listed as part of the National Historic Fleet, she is an award-winning visitor attraction and museum ship in Bristol Harbour, with between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors annually.
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'Being Brunel' and the SS Great Britain - Visiting Bristol
Our visit to the “Being Brunel’ exhibition and the SS Great Britain, Bristol, England
Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s great ocean-going liner the SS Great Britain now sits in its original Great Western Dockyard in Bristol, this is where it was built between 1839 and 1843.
The new Being Brunel exhibition explores the life and work of Isambard Kingdom Brunel with many original exhibits and reconstructions of his London Duke Street office and the Great Western Steamship Company’s Bristol office.
The ship itself sits in a dry dock and you can explore the iron hull and giant screw propeller, this was the first ocean-going ship to combine these modern features. As well as the propeller, the ship also featured secondary sail power.
Onboard the ship you can look at the different class cabins, dining room and engine room.
I tried the GoAloft experience, this involved climbing the rigging to over 25 metres above the deck and then edging out onto the main yard.
Wouldn’t have fancied doing this back in its Atlantic crossing days when the ship would be rocking, the wind would be howling and you didn’t wear a harness!
‘Being Brunel and the SS Great Britain, Visiting Bristol’ - Filmed April 2018
Where we stayed on the harbour in Bristol.
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SS Great Britain, A visit to Brunel's Great Ocean Liner 2012. Bristol, UK
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship, advanced for her time. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. While other ships had previously been built of iron or equipped with a screw propeller, Great Britain was the first to combine these features in a large ocean-going ship. She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic, which she did in 1845, in the time of 14 days.
When launched in 1843, Great Britain was by far the largest vessel afloat. However, her protracted construction and high cost had left her owners in a difficult financial position, and they were forced out of business in 1846 after the ship was stranded by a navigational error.
Brunel's ss Great Britain - Wonder of Britain (ITV)
Julia Bradbury climbs the rigging on board Brunel's ss Great Britain as she explores the ship that changed the world for a new ITV series, 'The Wonder of Britain'.
Places to see in ( Bristol - UK ) Brunel's SS Great Britain
Places to see in ( Bristol - UK ) Brunel's SS Great Britain
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship, which was advanced for her time. Brunel's SS Great Britain was the longest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. While other ships had been built of iron or equipped with a screw propeller, Brunel's SS Great Britain was the first to combine these features in a large ocean-going ship. She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic, which she did in 1845, in the time of 14 days.
Brunel's SS Great Britain is 322 ft (98 m) in length and has a 3,400-ton displacement. Brunel's SS Great Britain was powered by two inclined 2 cylinder engines of the direct-acting type, with twin 88 in (220 cm) bore, 6-foot (1.8 m) stroke cylinders. She was also provided with secondary sail power. The four decks provided accommodation for a crew of 120, plus 360 passengers who were provided with cabins, dining, and promenade saloons.
When launched in 1843, Brunel's SS Great Britain was by far the largest vessel afloat. However, her protracted construction and high cost had left her owners in a difficult financial position, and they were forced out of business in 1846 having spent all their funds re-floating the ship after she was run aground at Dundrum Bay after a navigational error. In 1852 she was sold for salvage and repaired. Brunel's SS Great Britain carried thousands of immigrants to Australia from 1852 until converted to sail in 1881. Three years later, Brunel's SS Great Britain was retired to the Falkland Islands where she was used as a warehouse, quarantine ship and coal hulk until scuttled in 1937.
In 1970, following a cash donation by Sir Jack Hayward that paid for the vessel to be towed back to the UK, Brunel's SS Great Britain was returned to the Bristol dry dock where she was built. Now listed as part of the National Historic Fleet, Brunel's SS Great Britain is an award-winning visitor attraction and museum ship in Bristol Harbour, with between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors annually.
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Brunel`s SS Great Britain at Bristol England
BRISTOL ENGLAND April 15, 2015. The Steam Ship SS Great Britain is on display at Bristol, England. It was built by the Great Engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel and was completed in 1845. View more Videos on: youtube.com/airflownz
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Return of Brunel's great ship to the dock where she was built
Isambard Kingdom Brunel's SS Great Britain in Bristol, England
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Brunel's SS Great Britain in Bristol.
Well worth a visit. There is so much more to see than I included in this video. (Filmed in November 2016)
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Bristol - SS Great Britain - walk tour inside the famous iron steamship
Ss Great Britain in Bristol. A walk tour inside the famous iron steamship that was built in 1843 in Bristol. Completely restored. The Great Britain set the design standards for today’s modern shipping and eminently demonstrated the industry and inventiveness of the Victorian era. Almost single-handedly Brunel shaped the future of mass passenger travel and international communications.
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The SS. Great Britain Ocean Liner in Bristol. A Ship tour of Brunel’s SS. Great Britain.
This video is a tour of Brunel’s magnificent SS. Great Britain, which is preserved and docked in Bristol.
Brunel's SS. Great Britain was built in Bristol for the Great Western Steamship ConnShe was launched in 1843 and made her maiden voyage in 1845.
The ship was a revolutionary design, sporting a single screw propeller rather than the traditional paddle wheels. As such, she was a stand out and a keystone liner among the first of the transatlantic liners.
Join me, Chris Frame, for a quick tour of this remarkable ship, often cited as the first true Ocean Liner.
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A Bristol day out: SS Great Britain & Being Brunel | AD Press Trip
If you're looking for places to visit in Bristol, England, then SS Great Britain should be high on your to do list, not least because of its new Being Brunel exhibition which opened this Spring. We were invited to review the exhibition of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's life and legacy as one of the world's most pioneering engineers and think it's a brilliant Bristol tourist attraction for families. This is a video of our whole day out including stepping onboard SS Great Britain and climbing 25 meters up the rigging as part of the Go Aloft experience.
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Disclosure: we were invited to visit Being Brunel and SS Great Britain in return for a review on the blog. All opinions are my own and those of my family.
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SS Great Britain at Bristol
A trip to Brunel's ship the SS Great Britain. The poorer people such as me would have been nearer the front with the fat cats sitting at the rear.
The Victorian dockyard area is done well and from there you can venture into a museum and other areas. But this video concentrates on the ship which was the largest passenger ship from 1845-54. It used a screw propeller rather than paddles on the sides. Innovations for the time.
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The brand new Being Brunel has opened at Brunel's SS Great Britain. The new attraction is visit worthy in its own right and is included in the price of the ticket. This is a brilliant place to go with children in Central Bristol.
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Launched in 1843, this was the first propeller-driven iron ship to cross the Atlantic, making her the forerunner of our modern-day ships.
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- ... The next day was spent showing him Bristol ; we walked to Temple Meads, took a water taxi to the SS Great Britain, had a late lunch on the Waterfront, wandered down Park Street and past the Cathedral then quaffed expensive but delicious beers ...
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SS Great Britain - Bristol
When launched in Bristol in 1843 by Albert the Prince Consort, the Steam Ship Great Britain was by far the largest ship in the world and was of revolutionary design that included an iron hull and screw propulsion at a time when other steamships were wooden hulled and Paddle driven.
SS Great Britain was designed by engineering genius I. K. Brunel, Chief Engineer of the Great Western Railway for the Bristol to New York run - which it completed at the unprecedented speed of 14 days.
The dry dock which has become SS Great Britain's final home was also designed by Brunel for the construction of the ship - from which the ship could be floated out rather than launched. It continued in use for ship construction and maintenance until the SS Great Britain returned there from the Falkland islands in 1970.
During its lifetime the ship went through a number of refits and conversion to the Australian service. Its final refit was to a sailing ship and it ended its career as a coal hulk in the Falkland Islands where it was finally abandoned to the elements in 1930. It was rescued from breaking up and returned to Bristol for restoration in 1970.