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SS Great Britain

1843 passenger steamship and museum in Bristol, United Kingdom
Organization steamship Q744086

Facts

25 properties

Identity

Instance of
steamship, independent museum, museum ship, preserved watercraft[6][7][8]
Official website
www.ssgreatbritain.org, www.bristoldockyards.org[19][20]
Native label
SS Great Britain[23]
Official name
SS Great Britain[22]

Location

Country
United Kingdom[5]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 51.449°, -2.608°[17]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
City of Bristol[4]
Postal code
BS1 6TY[12]
Street address
Great Western Dock, Gas Ferry Road, Bristol BS1 6TY

Industry and activity

Has use
museum ship[14]

Relations

Owned by
Great Western Steamship Company[9]
Has part(s)
Mizzen mast of SS Great Britain, Victory Green, Stanley, Falkland Islands[16]
More facts +13
Award received
Portimão Museum Prize, World Ship Trust Maritime Heritage Award[2][3]
Beam
+15.39
Country of origin
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[15]
Country of registry
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Designed by
Isambard Kingdom Brunel[13]
Draft
+4.9
Has facility
accessible toilet[21]
Historic county
Somerset
Length
+98.15[24]
Manufacturer
William Patterson Shipbuilders[11]
Operator
Great Western Steamship Company[10]
Significant event
ship launching[18]
Width
+15.4
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 18
VIAF cluster ID
221072450
Library of Congress authority ID
nb2011032398
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
SS Great Britain (6726649319).jpg ↗
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Great-Britain-ship
Facebook username
SSGreatBritain
Freebase ID
/m/0mglb
GeoNames ID
8015423
Google Maps Customer ID
1584297925753515299
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Great_Britain_-_dampskip
Mapping Museums ID
mm.domus.SW127
Museum Data Service museum ID
SS Great Britain
National Historic Ships ID
76/ss-great-britain
Show all 18 identifiers +6
National Library of Wales Authority ID
ss-great-britain-ship-records-and-correspondence
Open Plaques subject ID
10106
OpenStreetMap way ID
130404549
SNARC ID
141 Lumen
TripAdvisor ID
206438
Vikidia article ID
fr:Great_Britain
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🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
museum ship, steamship
Award received 1
World Ship Trust Maritime Heritage Award
Country 1
United Kingdom
Country of origin 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Country of registry 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Created notable works 1
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Designed by 1
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Has facility 1
accessible toilet
Has use 1
museum ship
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
City of Bristol
Museum Data Service museum ID 1
SS Great Britain
Operator 1
Great Western Steamship Company
Owned by 1
Great Western Steamship Company
SNARC ID 1
141 Lumen
Significant event 1
ship launching
← FactGrid item ID 1
Christian Steltzer
← Museum Data Service museum ID 1
SS Great Britain
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Summary

SS Great Britain is a steamship[1].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Portimão Museum Prize[2] and World Ship Trust Maritime Heritage Award[3], an award[25].

FAQs

What awards did SS Great Britain receive?

Honors received include Portimão Museum Prize[2] and World Ship Trust Maritime Heritage Award[3].

Related Entities

Isambard Kingdom Brunel United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.ssgreatbritain.org/, https://www.bristoldockyards.org/
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Official website: https://www.bristoldockyards.org/"
  2. 25w ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Official website → https://www.ssgreatbritain.org/, https://www.bristoldockyards.org/
    Award received → —
    Has use → museum ship
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Museum Countries from MML ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/1f775a6fab1|details]])"
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