In 1858, Britain launched a ship so massive and ambitious that it stunned even the most experienced engineers: the SS Great Eastern. Designed by the legendary Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the vessel stretched 211 meters long, displaced nearly 19,000 tons, and was at the time the largest ship ever built. Many doubted it could even float. But float it did — and it became one of … [Read more...] about SS Great Eastern: The Giant Steamship That Failed at Sea but Changed the World

