Re: [DL] Steamships!

["Daniel Gwyn" <dgwyn@colba.net>]

The largest steamship of the era was the Great Eastern.  It was built by I.
Brunel of the UK in 1858 and was moved by propellers and paddle wheels along
with some sails in case of emergency.  It measured 680 feet long and had a
gross tonnage of 23,424 tons.  The designers intended it to carry 5000
passengers.  Unfortunately, it was financial flop, and only made money while
it was laying transatlantic cables.
    Interestingly enough, it has a ghost story.  One of the men working on
the ship, a riveter, disappeared during construction.  After that the ship
was beset by numerous calamities and other weird events, including a
knocking sound coming from deep within the ship.  The ship was said by some
to be cursed.  When the ship was being scrapped.  The skeleton of a man with
a riveter's tools was found in a space between the outer and inner hulls.
It has been suggested that his ghost was responsible for the ship's
misfortunes...
          Daniel Gwyn
"No matter what you've lost, be it a home, a love, a friend
Like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again!"
From "The Mary Ellen Carter" by Stan Rogers (1949-1983)
-----Message d'origine-----
De : Patrick Downs <knick_nevin@yahoo.com>
À : deadlands@gamerz.net <deadlands@gamerz.net>
Date : November 7, 2001 7:03 PM
Objet : Re: [DL] Steamships!


>
>--- James Knevitt <jknevitt@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hey,
>>
>> Quick question for all you maritime types:
>>
>> Can anyone tell me what the biggest ship in the
>> latter
>> third of the 19th Century was? Basically I just need
>> the dimensions, and who built it, etc.
>
>I don't know if this helps but some interesting
>information might be on a program called Warship
>it's airing tonight on PBS (8:pm central)
>-doc
>
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