RM2K65YH6–An early 20th century view of passengers, friends and family by a Transatlantic steamship at the Landing Stage opened in 1847 opposite the George's Pier head on the Liverpool Waterfront, England.
RMH3W29G–Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 – 1859), was an English mechanical and civil engineer who is considered 'one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history' and 'one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution, who changed the face of the English landscape with his groundbreaking designs and ingenious constructions. He built dockyards, the Great Western Railway, a series of steamships including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship and numerous important bridges and tunnels
RM2K65XC1–An illustration of the 'President', a British passenger liner owned by British and American Steam Navigation Company that was the largest ship in the world when she was commissioned in 1840. On 11 March 1841, 'President' cleared New York bound for Liverpool with 136 passengers and crew along with an extensive cargo manifest. President encountered a gale and was seen on her second day out labouring in heavy seas in the dangerous area between Nantucket Shoals and Georges Bank. She was not seen again, presumably lost with with 136 passengers and crew
RM2JT9H08–An artist's impression of R.M.S. Lusitania, passenger liner as a second torpedo hits behind a gaping hole in the hull. During a trans-Atlantic crossing on 7 May 1915, bound for Liverpool from New York she was just 11 miles (18 km) off off Kinsale Head, Ireland, when she was sunk by a German U-boat. Of the 1,962 passengers and crew aboard Lusitania at the time of the sinking, 1,198 lost their lives.
RM2K65XHG–Am illustration of passengers in lifeboats after the the Inman Line steamship 'City of Montreal' caught fire during her voyage from New York to London, August 10th, 1887. They were rescued by the steamship York City of Baltimore en route for London.
RM2PJWT83–Preparing an attempt to recover a lost cable from the Great Eastern during the 1865 Atlantic Telegraph Expedition. The iron sail-powered, paddle wheel and screw-propelled steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was the largest ship ever built in 1858.
RM2PJWT8J–Coiling the Atlantic telegraph cable in one of the tanks on the Great Eastern during the 1865 Atlantic Telegraph Expedition. The iron sail-powered, paddle wheel and screw-propelled steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was the largest ship ever built in 1858.
RM2FK5JJX–A painting by Joseph Walter of The SS Great Britain being launched from Great Western Dockyard into Bristol's Floating Harbour on 19 July 1843. The longest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854, she was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York City. She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic Ocean, which she did in 1845, in the time of 14 days.
RM2K65YEC–A late 19th century view of shipping in the River Mersey and two paddle ferry boats from the Landing Stage, Liverpool, England
RM2HGH3H8–A 19th Century illustration of the inaugural passage of a transatlantic paddle steam ship sailing from Liverpool to New York in October 1838. Published by H R Robinson of New York, USA.
RM2HGH3DE–A 19th Century illustration of the steamship Cunard 'SS Oregan' making its way across the Atlantic between Liverpool and New York via Queenstown (now Cobh) in Ireland. A record breaking British passenger liner it won the Blue Riband for the Guion Line as the fastest liner on the Atlantic in 1884. She was sold to the Cunard Line after a few voyages and continued to improve her passage times for her new owner. Published by Currier and Ives, New York 1984
RM2HGH3T8–A 19th century artist's impression of the loss of the New York Packet Ship, 'Pennsylvania' (front left) and the 'Lockwood' Emigrant ship (front right) during a hurricane of January 7th and 8th, 1839 which resulted in the loss of several ships. The event occurred in estuary of the River Mersey, Liverpool, England and Leasowe Lighthouse and Bidston Hill can be seen in the centre backgound.
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