Great Eastern wrecked grounded
Ship ahead of its time... propellered, paddle wheels, and Sails pushed this giant along.. Six times larger than any ship known built in history to that time she ran from 1859 launching and was broken up Merseyside in 1889... running passengers for years she was most noted for laying the first transatlantic cable in 1866.... 4000 capacity passengers put her easily ahead of any liner for decades …
Great Eastern wrecked grounded
Ship ahead of its time... propellered, paddle wheels, and Sails pushed this giant along.. Six times larger than any ship known built in history to that time she ran from 1859 launching and was broken up Merseyside in 1889... running passengers for years she was most noted for laying the first transatlantic cable in 1866.... 4000 capacity passengers put her easily ahead of any liner for decades …