The author informs that the once "luxury liner" was "the world's first iron steamship". Once called the "floating palace", the ship has had some restoration work done but still has a long way to go to regain this title. We are also informed that this ship "weighs 3,443 tons" and "was designed by Isambard Brunel", who "at the age of 25", started to
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SS Great Britain which was built by Isambard Kingdom in Bristol in 1843 was at that time the biggest ship ever launched. At 104 metres in length it crossed the Atlantic in a "record-breaking" two weeks. Now an "excellent" museum where visitors can "explore" the deck, engine room and cabins, the ship "stands in the same" Bristol dry dock from where
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