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SS Great Western

oak-hulled paddle-wheel steamship
Vehicle steamship Q946641
SS Great Western
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
steamship, paddle steamer[2]
Beam
10.8[19]
Conflict
Crimean War
Country of registry
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Date of official opening
July 19, 1837[15]
Designed by
Isambard Kingdom Brunel[7]
Draft
5.2[20]
Length
65.0[16]
Manufacturer
William Patterson Shipbuilders[6]
Maximum capacity
148.0[14]
Named after
Great Western Railway[5]
Operator
Great Western Steamship Company, Royal Mail Steam Packet Company[3][4]
Participated in conflict
Crimean War[8]
Service entry
1837[9]
Significant event
keel laying, ship launching, maiden voyage, ship breaking[10][11][12][13]
Speed
8.6[18]
Width
17.59[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en SS Great Western de Great Western de SS Great Western el Μέγας Δυτικός el Γκρέητ Γουέστερν es SS Great Western fi S/S Great Western he גרייט וסטרן (אונייה, 1838) ja グレート・ウェスタン号 ja グレート・ウェスタン ko 그레이트 웨스턴 호 nl SS Great Western ro SS Great Western ru Грейт Вестерн th เอสเอส เกรตเวสเทิร์น uk Great Western (пароплав) zh SS大西方號 zh 大西方号 zh 大西方號蒸汽船
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Great-Western-ship
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
great-western
Freebase ID
/m/02sbw_
Quora topic ID
Great-Western
Vikidia article ID
fr:Great_Western

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🔗 Connections
Significant event 4
ship launching, ship breaking, keel laying, maiden voyage
Instance of 2
paddle steamer, steamship
Operator 2
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, Great Western Steamship Company
Country of registry 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Created notable works 1
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Designed by 1
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Named after 1
Great Western Railway
Participated in conflict 1
Crimean War
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Summary

SS Great Western is a steamship[1].

Related Entities

Isambard Kingdom Brunel United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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