
The Ship's Rigging and Sails
The ss Great Britain’s rigging and sails, 1845.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel designed the ss Great Britain’s rigging and sails to work with the engine whenever wind was favourable.
This ability to successfully combine sail and steam power was a technological innovation and meant the ss Great Britain could cross the Atlantic in half the time of contemporary ships.
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1
210,430
STAY SAILS
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2
520,90
WORKING ALOFT
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3
500,240
SQUARE SAILS
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4
486,416
THE MAIN MAST & YARDS
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5
543,485
RATLINES
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6
820,280
FORE & AFT SAILS
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