Brunel in the Great Eastern at 1 , 148 scale of Liverpool 's Maritime Museum was broken up a large vessel on the River Mersey in 1888. the cabins of the original still exists and is part of the Great Eastern Hotel in Birkenhead on the Mersey .
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Liverpool Maritime Museum model of a vibrating cylinder engine for the Great Eastern
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A propeller installed in the Great Eastern 8m in diameter . Each blade is cast , they are fitted with a boss cast iron.
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It is the first transatlantic trip was made from Southampton on June 17, 1860 arriving in New York on June 28. With an average speed of 14 knots
Dave Wooley