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Great Eastern
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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The name of the largest ship ever built; was designed by Brunel and Scott Russell; laid down at Milwall in 1854, and launched in 1858, having cost £732,000; it did not prove a successful venture; was latterly used for laying the Atlantic cables; subsequently became a coal-hulk at Gibraltar, and in the end was sold in 1888 for old iron.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Great Eastern'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/great-eastern.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Great Eastern'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/great-eastern.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
