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Keywords: Joseph Walter - The 'Great Western' riding a tidal wave, 11 December 1844.jpg Joseph Walter Joseph Walter 1783 “1856 A portrait of the wooden paddle steamer ˜The Great Western ™ Built by Brunel she was the first of his three steamships and pioneered the steam deep water passenger trade She was launched at Patterson Mercer's yard in Bristol on 19 July 1837 and sailed to London later that month to be fitted out The 'Great Western' sailed from Bristol on her maiden voyage on 8 April 1838 arriving at New York on 23 April She completed 45 Atlantic voyages to New York for her original owners the Great Western Steamship Company before being sold to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company for its service between Britain and the West Indies The sale was forced in order to raise funds to salvage the company's other ship the 'Great Britain' 1843 from Dundrum Bay Following service to the West Indies the 'Great Western' was employed as a troop transport during the Crimean War She was broken up at Castle's Yard on the Thames in August 1856 1845 oil canvas cm 45 7 76 2 National Maritime Museum Not on display object history credit line National Maritime Museum Greenwich London J Walter ~ lower left signature a smaller version of a painting in the Bristol City Art Gallery and Museum accession number BHC2379 http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/13855 html Royal Museums Greenwich PD-Art-100 Joseph Walter Paintings in the National Maritime Museum London Great Western ship 1838 Paintings of ships
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