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4 picks · 1953

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IV THE GREAT IRON SHIP,
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PROFILE of the Great Eastern, the biggest ship in the world at the time of its launching in 1858. Part IV tells about her 3rd transatlantic cable-laying …

THE GREAT IRON SHIP
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PROFILE of the Great Eastern, the biggest ship in the world at the time of its launching in 1858. In 1862, the Great Eastern, on a voyage from Liverpool to…

THE GREAT IRON SHIP.
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PROFILE of The Great Eastern, a colossal ship built in the mid-nineteenth century. It was the undertaking of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, celebrated English …