[The Symzonia Review] July 19

[Symzonia Review]

On the 19th in 1843, the SS Great Britain was launched. Isambard Kingdom Brunel built the vessel. It was the first ocean going vessel with an iron hull and a screw propeller and at the time was the largest vessel afloat in the entire world. In 1828 Isambard had built the Thames Tunnel which, oddly enough ran under the Thames River in England.

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Posted By Symzonia Review to The Symzonia Review at 7/19/2008 06:03:00 AM