GREAT BRITAIN
GREAT BRITAIN
Years Active: 1840-Now
Vessel Type: 3-masted full-rigged Ship
Full-rigged
Nationality: English
One of the most famous steamships ever. Arrived in the Falklands in 1886. Condemned to become a hulk for 50 years. Now fully restored in Bristol.
Main Use:
Passenger and cargo liner
Years Active:
1840-Now
Power:
Sail
Built:
1840
Size:
2,640 Net tons
92.23 x 15.64 x 8.38 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
Isambard Kingdom Brunel / W. Patterson Bristol, England
Main Use: Passenger and cargo liner
Built: 1840
Power: Sail
Design/Build: Isambard Kingdom Brunel / W. Patterson Bristol, England
Size: 2,640 Net tons
Dimensions: 92.23 x 15.64 x 8.38 metres
Renowned as “The Biggest Ship in the World” of its time. Designed and built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in Bristol as a six-masted iron steamship. First visited the Falklands on 31st December 1853 and was the first steamship to ‘coal’ at Stanley. In1883 converted to a three-masted fully-rigged sailing ship. On 24th May 1886 put into Stanley for a second time, in need of repairs, but was subsequently ‘condemned’ and used as a floating storage hulk for almost 50 years. In 1937, towed from Stanley Harbour to Sparrow Cove and scuttled. On 13th April 1970, 84 years after being condemned, the GREAT BRITAIN was successfully refloated, to be eventually loaded on to a pontoon and towed back to where she was made, Bristol, arriving there on 19th July 1970. 127 years to the day since her launch and 131 years to the day after her keel was laid in the Great Western Dock. Now fully restored she is one of the world’s leading maritime tourist attractions.
Renowned as “The Biggest Ship in the World” of its time. Designed and built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in Bristol as a six-masted iron steamship. First visited the Falklands on 31st December 1853 and was the first steamship to ‘coal’ at Stanley. In1883 converted to a three-masted fully-rigged sailing ship. On 24th May 1886 put into Stanley for a second time, in need of repairs, but was subsequently ‘condemned’ and used as a floating storage hulk for almost 50 years. In 1937, towed from Stanley Harbour to Sparrow Cove and scuttled. On 13th April 1970, 84 years after being condemned, the GREAT BRITAIN was successfully refloated, to be eventually loaded on to a pontoon and towed back to where she was made, Bristol, arriving there on 19th July 1970. 127 years to the day since her launch and 131 years to the day after her keel was laid in the Great Western Dock. Now fully restored she is one of the world’s leading maritime tourist attractions.
