Author: Len Deighton
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 000734774X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17
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In February 1941 British Command surrendered to the Nazis. Churchill has been executed, the King is in the Tower and the SS are in Whitehall...
Author: John Christopher
Publisher: Story
ISBN: 9780752456041
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The SS Great Britain story
Author: Helen Doe
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445684527
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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The story of Brunel's most famous ship and the people who knew her, using new archive sources
Author: Brian Lavery
Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN: 9781785211720
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s SS Great Britain was a world first when she was launched at Bristol in 1843. This uniquely successful passenger ship design brought together the leading technologies of the day (screw propeller, iron hull and 1,000hp steam engine) to transform world travel. She was a successful ship and continued sailing until 1886, travelling 32 times around the world and nearly one million miles at sea. Great Britain was finally abandoned in the Falkland Islands in 1937, but in 1970 an ambitious salvage effort brought her home to Bristol, where today she is conserved.
Author: Adrian Ball
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Author: Nicola Skinner
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063071754
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301
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Nicola Skinner's inventive, funny, surprising prose once again tells an honest story of big emotions, making Starboard the perfect follow-up to the critically acclaimed Storm. Kirsten Bramble is too famous to have friends. That’s what she tells herself, anyway—but with the end of her hit reality TV show barreling toward her, Kirsten’s not sure she’s ready to say goodbye to her lonely life of fame. Luckily—or unluckily—Kirsten can’t help being plunged headfirst into a new adventure when she’s dragged on a class trip to visit the SS Great Britain. Because somehow, the ancient ship can speak to her—and she wants Kirsten to be her new captain. The ship pulls out of the harbor with no sails and no working engine, and try as Kirsten might, she can’t convince the ship to turn back until they find a way to help her finish her final quest. Kirsten doesn’t feel like a captain—but along the way, she may just realize that the ending of an adventure, while scary, can be just as special as the beginning.
Author: Chris Young
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780952632320
Category : Ocean liners
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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Author: Wyn Davies Davies
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
ISBN: 1848321449
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 131
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The SS Great Britain, designed by Isambard Brunel, was the first ocean-going vessel to be screw-driven and built entirely of iron. When she was launched in 1843 she was twice the size of any previous ship and her revolutionary design heralded a complete break with traditional ship construction. As is the case for many historic ships, however, there is a surprising shortage of informative and well illustrated guides, for reference during a visit or for research by enthusiasts - ship modellers, naval buffs, historians or students. This new series redresses the gap. ??Written by experts and containing more than 200 specially commissioned photographs, each title takes the reader on a superbly illustrated tour of the ship, from bow to stern and deck by deck. Significant parts of the vessel _ for example, the propeller, steering gear, engine and accommodation _ are given detailed coverage both in words and pictures, so that the reader has at hand the most complete visual record and explanation of the ship that exists. In addition, the importance of the ship, both in her own time and now as a museum vessel, is explained, while her design and build, and her career prior to restoration and exhibition are all described.??No other books offer such superb visual impact and detailed information as the Seaforth Historic Ship Series _ a truly groundbreaking concept bringing the ships of our past vividly to life.
Author: Ewan Corlett
Publisher: Brassey's
ISBN:
Category : Ships, Iron and steel
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Tell the stroy of the ss Great Britain and her revolutionary design and the current restoration being undertaken.
Author: Helen Doe
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445667215
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 281
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The first ever history of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s forgotten first ship, the SS Great Western, the fastest and largest Atlantic Steamship of its day.
