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Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Britain'
Medal commemorating the SS 'Great Britain'. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the vessel, carrying fore and aft sail on six masts, a topgallant sail is set on the main mast. Legend: 'THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAMSHIP'. Exergue: 'LENGTH 322 FEET MAIN BREADTH 50 FT 6. DEPTH 32 FT. 6.' Reverse: Bust of Prince Albert in uniform (left). Legend: (outer) 'WAS LAUNCHED AT BRISTOL IN THE PRESENCE OF H. R. H. PRINCE ALBERT JULY 19 1843 1000 HORSE POWER'; (inner) 'AND CONTAINS 26 STATE ROOMS WITH 1 BED EH . 113 WITH 2 BEDS EH . TOTAL WEIGHT OF IRON 1500 TNS'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1336 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Gardner, J. |
| Vessels: | Great Britain (1843) |
| Date made: | 1843 |
| People: | Prince Albert, Consort of Queen Victoria; Gardner, J. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 44 mm |