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The SS Great Britain was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, one of Britain's greatest engineers. When it was launched in 1843, it was the largest steamship in the world, but wasn't his first ship to cross the Atlantic.

The SS Great Western, also designed and built by Brunel, made the trans-atlantic voyage in 1838. The great Western also had the distinction of being the world's largest steamship when it was launched.

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