FIRST OF THE GREAT LINERS. — The Great Eastern, launched in 1858, was a sensational ship in her day, being far larger than her predecessors. She was 680ft long, with a gross tonnage, of 18,915. The Queen Mary is 1018ft in length and has an. approximate gross sonnage of 80.700.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 125, 28 May 1936, Page 10
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49FIRST OF THE GREAT LINERS.—The Great Eastern, launched in 1858, was a sensational ship in her day, being far larger than her predecessors. She was 680ft long, with a gross tonnage, of 18,915. The Queen Mary is 1018ft in length and has an. approximate gross sonnage of 80.700. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 125, 28 May 1936, Page 10
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