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41. The SS Virgo (1870).
*The SS Virgo (1870). The steamer 'Virgo' (1870) on the Thames.
42. Steamers passing the Tower of London.
*Steamers passing the Tower of London. Unidentified steamers passing the Tower of London in 1886.
43. Shipping on the Thames.
*Shipping on the Thames. A sailing barge and the steam tug 'Sunbeam' on the Thames, c. 1884. In the distance are the large warehouses along the Thames in Wapping.
44. Family saloon on board the Great Eastern.
*Family saloon on board the Great Eastern. The 'Great Eastern' was designed to carry 4000 people (800 in first class, 2000 in second-class and 1200 in third class). Her first-class cabins and...
45. Captain Harrison of the Great Eastern.
*Captain Harrison of the Great Eastern. Captain William Harrison, third from left, stands with colleagues aboard the 'Great Eastern'. Harrison was the ship's first commander, but his period...
46. Captain Grinstead, commander of the Princess Alice.
*Captain Grinstead, commander of the Princess Alice. Captain Grinstead, commander of the 'Princess Alice' at the time of the disaster.
47. Cable laying machinery on the Great Eastern.
*Cable laying machinery on the Great Eastern. Cable laying machinery on the deck of the 'Great Eastern'. The two men give a sense of scale. During 1865-72, Brunel's great steamship laid four...
48. Flamborough Head Lighthouse.
*Flamborough Head Lighthouse. Trinity House's Flamborough Head Lighthouse, in Yorkshire, was designed by Samuel Wyatt and was built by John Matson of Bridlington in 1806 at a cost...
49. Forecastle of a lightship.
*Forecastle of a lightship. An 'Illustrated London News' engraving from January 1882, showing the forecastle of a lightship. Trinity House maintained a fleet of lightships...
50. HMS Sans Pareil.
*HMS Sans Pareil. HMS 'Sans Pareil' about to be launched at the Thames Ironworks in May 1887. Barges and small vessels surround the warship as she stands on the...
 
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