Great Eastern: Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Babe
SS Great Eastern was supposed to be a revolutionary ship. She was designed to be so large that she could carry enough coal to sail all the way from the UK to Australia without refueling. This concept would change shipping if successful. Great Eastern was not used as his designer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, intended, though, which meant that the ship would not reach her potential. Want to CHOOSE the next VIDEO TOPIC? Support The Great Big Move on Patreon to have the chance to propose and vote on future video topics: / thegreatbigmove Join the Facebook group for more content and collaboration: / 311919283295949 Sources: “The Sway of the Grand Saloon: A Social History of the North Atlantic,” by John Malcolm Brinnin. 1971. “The Only Way to Cross,” by John Maxtone-Graham. 1972. “Ocean Liners: An Illustrated History,” by Peter Newall. 2018. “Great Eastern: Il primo grande transatlantico 1858-1889.” Aldo Cherini. 2012. (courtesy of Augusto Ottaviano Vivi) Attributions: "Destruction, Wooden, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org “Glass Shatter Mix” by qubodup of freesound.org “Cold howling wind” by alanmckinney of free sound.org “Rough ocean” by darren1979 of free sound.org
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