-Built by designer Brunel for large ships, economical and unsupplied sailing from England to Australia.
-The diameter is too large if only the screw is equipped with the outer ring.
-The outer skin of the hull was a double structure and had many watertight compartments inside the ship, so it was very robust and was able to navigate with almost no influence when the accident that a hole was made in the bottom of the ship in 1862 occurred.
-In 1854, the construction was started by the Eastern Steam Shipbuilding Company and was launched in 1857, but the work was launched sideways due to the huge size of the work, but the work was difficult and gradually moved to launch in 1858.
-Despite completion of construction in 1859, designer Brunel fell tired on the day before test run due to lack of funds due to prolonged construction, and a boiler explosion accident occurred during test run, but repair cost could not be generated and it was put on the Australian route It became impossible and was put into the fierce battle of the Atlantic route.
-However, most were canceled due to the explosion accident and delay of sailing day, but only 43 people sailed, but it was welcomed at the destination New York.
-Even after that, the customership did not grow and the Great Ship Company went bankrupt and auctioned because it was damaged by the storm.
-Used as a cable laying ship in the limelight for laying the Atlantic submarine cable from 1865 and engaged in the final passenger transportation for the movement of the French Expo in 1867.
-However, the cost of renovation increased and the company went bankrupt again.
-In 1870, a cable laying ship appeared and was no longer used for laying. In 1886, it was used as a showboat at the Liverpool Expo, but was finally dismantled in 1889.
-Total length 211m
-Overall width 25m
-Drainage volume 19 thousand tons
-Largest steamship in the 19th century. 10 boilers
-Equipped separately between the screw repsiro machine and the outer ring engine. Speed 14 knots
-First-class 800 people
-2nd class 2000 people
-3rd class can accommodate 1800 people.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )