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The Mammoth Iron Steamer at Bristol and Atlantic Crossing
A Bristol reader reports the Great Western iron steamer under construction will weigh about 3000 tons, exceed 1000 tons, and carry coal for outward and homeward voyages. Engines of 1000 horsepower are planned, with crew propulsion from Swifts propeller, projecting a record voyage across the Atlantic in around ten days. The Bristol press celebrates the ingenuity and anticipates the ship’s impact on transatlantic travel and local industry.
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Bristol
Ign
Great Western Mahip Camping
Bist
Ameriva
Atlantir
Swith
Cuubertanil Basin
Briswl
Mevars
Arcranans
Royal Mail
Puri
Gloucester Chronicle
St Louis
Lnukt
Brestestania
Lin
Ieee
Thomsen