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S.S. "Great Western" (Designed by I. K. Brunel) The first steamship built for & engaged in regular transatlantic trade was launched near this spot on the 19th of July 1837. Length 236 feet, beam 35 feet. First voyage Bristol to New York 8th to 23rd April
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- Thomas Nugent, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Neil Owen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Anthony O'Neil, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Linda Bailey, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Michael Dibb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Chris Heaton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sarah Charlesworth, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Chris Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Alan Murray-Rust, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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