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The 'Great Eastern' as a passenger liner, Design of the Great Eastern |
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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: H2577 |
| Description: The 'Great Eastern' was intended to be large enough to travel around the Cape to Australia and India with all her coal aboard, and thus to compete with P&O without the need for expensive coaling stations to be built en route. |
| Creator: Unknown |
| Date: 1865 |
| Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London | |
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