SS Great Britain
The Great Western Dockyard, Gasferry Road, Bristol BS1 6TY - England, UK
Phone: +44 (0)117 926 0680 - Fax: +44 (0)117 925 5788
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Launched in 1843, the SS Great Britain was the world’s first iron-hulled, steam-powered, ocean-going ship. Her designer was the inventive genius Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Intended for the trans-Atlantic luxury passenger trade, she was more used to carry emigrants to Australia. In 1970 she was rescued from an ignominious fate as a hulk in the Falklands and returned to the dockyard where she was built, where she is being lovingly restored. A single ticket gives access to the SS Great Britain, the Matthew, and the Maritime Heritage Centre.
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