Isambard Kingdom Brunel19 July 1837
The wooden paddle steamship SS Great Western is launched at Bristol under Brunel's direction.
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The wooden paddle steamship SS Great Western is launched at Bristol under Brunel's direction.
SS Great Western departs Bristol on her first Atlantic voyage to New York.
SS Great Western reaches New York and demonstrates the commercial practicality of regular steamship crossings.
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