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GREAT
WESTERN
The first steamship for Atlantic
crossing
The steamship SS Great
Western was the first steamship purposely built for
the Atlantic crossing. Designed by the great
railway engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, whose idea
it was that steam would replace sail power on the
regularly-scheduled trans-Atlantic
services.
Great Western could carry 148 passengers. On her maiden run,
she raced the SS Sirius to New York. The Sirius
had left Cork, Ireland days earlier, on April 4. The
Great Western left Bristol, England, on April 8,
1838.
Though the Sirius beat the Great Western to New
York, arriving on April 22, her sailors had to burn
the cabin furniture, spare yards, and one mast to do
it. The Great Western arrived the following day,
with 200 tons of coal still aboard, and after only
15 days at sea. Great Western was subsequently
awarded the Blue Riband for setting the record for
trans-Atlantic travel speed at 8.66 knots, beating
Sirius which clocked in at 8.03 knots.
The Great Western served in the trans-Atlantic run
until 1846. Later, after serving as a troopship in
the Crimean War. She was broken up in a salvage yard
on the lower reaches of the Thames in 1856.
We offer this
primarily wood Great Western ship in the following
sizes:
28" long
$2,725
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $300 flat rate.
36" long $3,990 Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $400 flat rate.
59" long $6,950 Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $500 flat rate.
Model is built per commission only. We require only a
small deposit to start the process
(not full amount, not even half) to start the
process. $500 
The
remaining balance won't be due until the model is
completed,
in several months.
Learn more about
Great Western here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Great_Western
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