'Inside The World's First Great Ocean Liner | SS Great Britain With Dan Snow'

Dan Snow steps aboard the SS Great Britain in Bristol to tell the story of one of history's most important ships.

Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, SS Great Britain is one of the most important historic ships in the world. When she was launched in 1843, she was dubbed by contemporaries as ‘the greatest experiment since the creation’.

SS Great Britain changed history. As well as being built of iron and steam powered, Brunel rejected using conventional paddle wheels to drive his ship. Instead, his revolutionary screw propeller was the newest invention in maritime technology.

Dan also explores how passengers spent their time aboard ship during transatlantic voyages, where they ate and slept, and how the experience of upper class passengers differed from that of the crew.

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