Statistics


       
RETURN TO THE HOMEPAGE                                                                                                                                                                                                              S.S. GREAT WESTERN 1837


 

Historical Statistics:

 

 

Builder:

Patterson & Mercer shipyard, Great Western Dock, Bristol, England, UK

Yard Number:

 

Date of Build:

1837

Vessel Name:

 Great Western

Type of Vessel:

Oak-hulled, paddle wheel steamship

Passenger / Cargo ocean liner

Date Launched:

19th July 1837

Launched by:

 

Maiden Voyage:

8th April 1837

Bristol to New York

Location Scrapped:

1856
Castles' Yard, Millbank on the River Thames

 

 

Flag:

British

Port of Registry:

Bristol, England, UK

Original Owners / Operators:

Great Western Steamship Co. , Bristol

 

 

Technical Statistics:

 

 

Length:

234.91 ft

Breadth:

57.71 ft

Draft:


Gross Registered Tonnage:

1,340 tons

Power:

2-cylinder Maudsley steam engine developing 750 shaft horsepower driving two paddle wheels.

Propulsion:

Two paddle wheels (side)

Maximum Speed:

 

Service Speed:

8.5 knots

Passengers & Crew:

128 first class passengers and 60 crew


 

 












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