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Description: | Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Britain'. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the vessel, carrying fore and aft sail on six masts. Legend: 'THE GREAT BRITAIN.' Exergue: 'LENGTH 322 FEET . BREADTH 50 FT. 6 IN . DEPTH 32 FT . 6 IN . 26 STATE ROOMS WITH I BED EA . 115 WITH 2 BEDS EA . TOTAL WT . OF IRON 1500 TONS . 1000 HORSE POWER - LAUNCHED AT BRISTOL JULY 19 . 1843 . BY H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT. BUILT BY THE GREAT WESTERN STEAM COMP.' Reverse: The two heads superposed (left). Legend: 'QUEEN VICTORIA & PRINCE ALBERT.'
caption: Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Britain'; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Britain'; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Great Britain 1843 (SS) medals Davis Prince Albert Joseph Queen Victoria | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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