SS Great Britain 21417_02

Other options available, please contact us for more details
SS Great Britain, Bristol. Built in 1843 to designs by Brunel, the Great Britain was used as a passenger ship to New York. After running aground and the ship was salvaged and used as a cargo vessel on trips to Australia until damaged in a storm off Cape Horn in the 1880s. In 1970 it was brought back for restoration to the very dock in Bristol where it was originally floated. Photographed in August 2001
Copyright © Historic England Archive
Media ID 12283518
Date: 1st July 2016
Copyright Status: Copyrighted Work
Source: Historic England Archive
Owner URL: images.historicenglandservices.org.uk
Credit: © Historic England Archive
Image Size: 4166 x 4221 Pixels
Filesize is 16.05MB
Associated Categories: Ships and boats
Associated Categories: Bristol
Associated Categories: The South-West from the Air
Keywords: aerial, dock, ship