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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:
-
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
Isambard Kingdom Brunel,
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
had the capacity to carry 4,000 passengers around
the world without refueling.
Great Eastern would only be surpassed in length in
1899 by the
SS Oceanic II and in tonnage in 1901 by
the
SS Celtic II. Brunel called her
affectionately as the "great babe."
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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.
24" long x 10"
tall x 5 wide $2,950
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $300 flat rate.
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 boat is
completed,
in several months.
If you want to use Paypal, let us know and we'll send
you an invoice.
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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