The SS Great Britain Story

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The SS Great Britain Story is a concise account of one of the most famous steamships ever built. The great Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel embraced the latest innovation s, including an iron hull and a screw-propeller, to create an ocean liner that was decades ahead of its time. She spent many years transporting emigrants to Australia, served as a cargo vessel, and almost ended her days stranded on the Falkland Islands. Following an incredible rescue mission in 1970, fully documented here, she was returned to the dry dock in Bristol where she was originally built. Well-illustrated and compact, this book makes a great little gift. Hardcover 128 pages Publisher: The History Press ISBN: 978-0752456041 Show more