Great Eastern

Great Eastern julija 1866
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Ime:	Great Eastern
Ladjedelnica:	J. Scott Russell & Co., Millwall
Začetek gradnje:	1. maj 1854
Splavitev:	3. januar 1858
Usoda:	razrezana 1889–90
Splošne značilnosti
Tonaža:	18915 GRT[1]
Izpodriv:	32160 ton
Dolžina:	692 ft (211 m)
Širina:	82 ft (25 m)
Pogon:	4- parni stroji za pogon koles in doatni motor za pogon propelerja. Skupna moč ocenjena na 8000 KM[2]
Hitrost:	14 kn (26 km/h)[3]
Zmogljivost:	4000 potnikov
Maksimalna posadka:	418

Great Eastern je bil parnik, ki ga je zasnoval britanski inženir Isambard Kingdom Brunel, zgradilo pa ga je ladjedelnica J. Scott Russell & Co. v Millwallu. Ob času splovitve leta 1858 je bil daleč največja ladja. Lahko je lahko prevažal do 4000 potnikov in je lahko plula na liniji med Anglijo in Avstralijo brez ustavljanja za gorivo. Ladja je leta 1865 položila tudi 4000 kilometrov dolg tranasatlantski podvodni kabel za telegraf.

Glej tudi

• Great Britain
• Great Western

Reference

1. Dawson, Philip S. (2005). The Liner. Chrysalis Books. str. 37. ISBN 0-85177-938-7.
2. Image:Oscillating engine, and boilers, of Great Eastern - gteast.gif224kB.png
3. »Ocean Record Breaking«. New York Times. 7. julij 1895.

Bibliografija

• Wallace, William A. (2014). The Great Eastern’s Log: Containing Her First Transatlantic Voyage and All Particulars of Her American Visit. Europaischer Hochschulverlag Gmbh & Co. ISBN 3954272660.
• Tyler, David Budlong (1939). Steam Conquers the Atlantic. D. Appleton-Century.
• Emmerson, George S. (1981). S.S. Great Eastern. David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8054-0.
• Gillings, Annabel (2006). Brunel. Haus Publishing. ISBN 1-904950-44-2.
• Dugan, James (1953). The Great Iron Ship. Harper. ISBN 0-7509-3447-6.
• Rolt, L. T. C. (1957). Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Longmans.
• Verne, Jules (1871). A Floating City. Harper. ISBN 0-7509-3447-6. (account of his 1867 voyage on the Great Eastern)
• Cadbury, Deborah (2003). Seven Wonders of the Industrial World. Fourth Estate. ISBN 0-00-716304-5.
• The Titanic Disaster: An Enduring Example of Money Management vs. Risk Management
• Edited by Andrew Kelly and Melanie Kelly, "Brunel – In Love With the Impossible", 2006 by Bristol Cultural Development Partnership, Hardback ISBN 0-9550742-0-7, Paperback ISBN 0-9550742-1-5

Zunanje povezave

Predloga:Americana Poster

• Great Eastern on thegreatoceanliners.com Arhivirano 2009-10-10 na Wayback Machine.
• The building of the Great Eastern. at Southern Millwall: Drunken Dock and the Land of Promise, pp. 466–480, Survey of London volumes 43 and 44, edited by Hermione Hobhouse, 1994.
• The Great Eastern and Cable Laying
• Brief description of the Great Eastern Arhivirano 2011-10-20 na Wayback Machine.
• Great Eastern timeline
• The Calamitous Titan Arhivirano 2006-10-05 na Wayback Machine.
• First voyage of the Great Eastern^{[mrtva povezava]}, in The Engineer, 16 September 1859.
• Images of the Great Eastern^{[mrtva povezava]} at the English Heritage Archive
• Maritimequest SS Great Eastern Photo Gallery