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SS GREAT EASTERN
The
ship that helped lay the first transatlantic telegraph
cable
This premium Great Eastern model is for the
discerning collectors. It has:
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Plank-on-frame
construction
- Authentic Extensive rigging system comprised of many
different sizes of rope and features numerous blocks and
deadeyes. No white rope!
- Depicts
the ship at the time when she was most remembered
by--laying the cable that links
America and Europe (she had four funnels.)
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Great
Eastern is best remembered as the ship that helped
lay the first transatlantic telegraph cable. The cable linking America with Europe was put in
place in September, 1866.
Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (British
engineer who was one of the most ingenious and
prolific figures in engineering history), Great
Eastern was the largest ship at the time of her 1858
launch,
six times larger than any ship ever built. 693 feet
long, the ship had five funnels, each 100 feet high
and 6 feet in diameter. The two paddle wheels were
58 feet in diameter, and the propeller 24 feet! She
could carry 4,000 passengers around
the world without refueling.
Brunel called her affectionately as the "great
babe."
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We build this
Great
Eastern model in two sizes:
39" long x
16" tall x
7.5 wide $4,590
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $500 flat rate. This size can have light
feature for $300.
24" long x 10"
tall x 5 wide $2,950
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $300 flat rate. Lighting is not available
for this size.
Model is built per commission only. We require only a
small deposit (not full amount, not even half) to start
the process $900. The
remaining balance won't be due until the model is
completed.
Click here for lead
time.
In September, 2009,
Model Ship Master successfully delivered a 42" long Great Eastern
model to the world-renowned sculptor James Butler. James
Butler had recently made a bronze portrait of
Isambard Kingdom Brunel and used our model to make the
bronze casting of the ship which would stand beside
Isambard Kingdom Brunel on a lower table...
"The model of
the
"Great Eastern" arrived. It looks splendid
and I am very pleased with it.
Many thanks,
James"
Learn more about
the GREAT EASTERN here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Great_Eastern
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