| Description | Report by William Jacomb, Brunel's assistant at the Engineers Office at the Great Eastern's shipyard, giving an update on the progress that has been made on the Great Eastern. The report details the progress that has been made with the ship, including the hull, the cabins, the screw engines, the sternpost, the rudder frame and the quantities of timber and iron plates, and the machinery including the paddle engines, the paddle engine boilers, the paddle wheels, the paddle shafts, the screw, the screw engines, and the screw engine boilers. There is also a brief update as to the progress of arrangements that have been made for the launch. Both sheets have been folded in half to make a total of eight pages although the report only covers four of the eight pages. |