Great Western Sold For New Service
The pioneering steamship passed to another operator after its original transatlantic career.
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Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Biography and Timeline
Follow Royal Mail Steam Packet Company through 6 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
6Distinct records
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1847–1856Years on this page
1847
1848
Great Western Caribbean Routes Develop
The steamship entered service associated with West Indian mail and passenger routes under its new owners.
1850
Great Western Continues West Indies Voyages
The former Atlantic pioneer served maritime routes linking Britain with Caribbean ports.
1853
Great Western Tropical Mail Work Continues
The paddle steamer remained in long distance service beyond its original Bristol to New York mission.
1855
Great Western Requisitioned For Crimean Service
The vessel was employed in transport duties during the Crimean War after years of commercial operation.
1856
Great Western Steamship Withdrawn And Broken Up
The wooden ocean paddle steamer was dismantled after a career demonstrating the development of transatlantic steam travel.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.