Great Eastern - Great Eastern

Japanese: グレート･イースタン号 - グレートイースタンごう（英語表記）Great Eastern

This revolutionary large ship was launched in England in 1858, and no larger ships were built for the next 50 years. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-59), it was 211m long, 25.2m wide, and had a gross tonnage of 18,915 tons. It was equipped with a pair of paddle wheels on each side near the center of the hull and a screw propeller at the stern for propulsion, and its six masts were mainly rigged with foresails. It was a commercial failure due to high maintenance costs, and was used only for laying a transatlantic cable before being dismantled in 1888.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1858年イギリスで進水した画期的な大型船で，以後約50年間はこれより大きい船は出現しなかった。ブルネルIsambard Kingdom Brunel(1806‐59)の設計で，全長211m，幅25.2m，総トン数1万8915トン，推進装置として船体中央付近の両側に1対の外車，船尾にスクリュープロペラを装備しているほか，6本のマストには縦帆を主体とした帆装をもつ。維持費が高くつくなど商業的には失敗に終わり，大西洋海底ケーブルの敷設に利用されただけで88年解体された。

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