| Description | DM162/10/12/folio 253. Letter relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Russell's statement at inquest, extracts from 'The Times', Brunel originator of idea, Russell builder and designer and paddle engines contractor, no concern or responsibility for engines during trial. 19 September 1859.
DM162/10/12/folio 253. Letter from J. H. Dillon (?) to 'The Times' relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Russell in charge of the engines during the trial, audacity of his statement. 19 September 1859.
DM162/10/12/folio 253. Letter to 'The Times' relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Letters corroborating Dillon's? letter concerning Russell. 20 September 1859.
DM162/10/12/folio 253. Letter from John Scott Russell to 'The Times' relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Russell's denial of statements. 20 September 1859.
DM162/10/12/folio 253. Letter relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Memorandum on John Scott Russell's statements at 1859 inquest after funnel explosion. [1866].
DM162/10/12/folio 254. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Sending to Brunel of paddle drawings. 30 October 1855.
DM162/10/12/folio 254. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Sending to Brunel of specifications etc., of screw, etc. 31 October 1855.
DM162/10/12/folio 254. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Sending to Brunel of drawings of paddle wheel, stern post, rudder, stern bearing bracket and clamp, specification of paddle wheels etc., experimental screw rearranged. 2 November 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 373-374].
DM162/162/10/12/ folio 254. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Centre of floatation calculation to be made, consideration with Hepworth of launching. 4 December 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/3/folio 17-18].
DM162/162/10/12/ folio 254. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern steamship. Sending to Brunel of paddle wheels drawing. 14 December 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/3/folio 56-57].
DM162/10/12/folio 255. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern steamship. Alteration of stern framing about the screw, drawings made. 25 July 1856. [See also DM1306/11/1/3/folio 315-316]
DM162/162/10/12/ folio 256. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel regarding the Great Eastern Steam Ship. The letter covers the willingness to construct, cost, Russell to incur cost of works for launching or dock if constructed for latter. 14 May 1853.
DM162/162/10/12/ folio 256. Letter to J. G. Burke regarding the Great Eastern Steam Ship. The letter deals with John Scott Russell's opinion of the advantage of constructing dock, estimated cost. 19 May 1853. [See also DM1306/11/1/1/folio 154-155]
DM162/162/10/12/ folio 256. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel regarding the Great Eastern Steamship. Contract, launching or floating to be approved by engineer before construction. 22 December 1853.
DM162/10/12/folio 256. Letter relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Extracts from papers referring to the launching. September 1866.
DM162/162/10/12/ folio 257. Letter regarding the Great Eastern Steamship. Agreement with John Scott Russell on building the ship parallel to river and slide to low water and float, weight, calculations of effect on launching ways. 20 January 1854.
DM162/162/10/12/ folio 257. Letter from John Scott Russell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. The letter deals with surveys made and submitted to engineer for approval as to site for building and launching. 19 March 1854.
DM162/162/10/12/ folio 257. Letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel to the Directors [of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company] regarding the Great Eastern Steamship. Consideration of mode of launching adapted to the site. 30 March 1854.
DM162/10/12/folio 258. Letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel to the Proprietors [of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company] relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. Report on launching method, construction above water level and launched on inclined plane or built in dry dock and floated out, consideration, difficulties of dock size, site and depth, expense, modification of usual launching method due to height of ship above ground if constructed on inclined plane, cost and difficulty of water depth for large ships, practicability of and decision to launch sideways, ease of construction, launching on cradles to low watermark and floating off, etc., previous necessity of transverse launch with pontoons Brunel's at Plymouth and Fowler's on the Humber, machinery for lowering ship fitted also for hauling up for repairs etc. 5 February 1855. [See also DM1306/11/1/2/folio 1-15]
DM162/162/10/12/ folio 258. Letter from Isambard Kingdom Brunel to the Directors [of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company] relating to the Great Eastern Steamship. The letter deals with the construction of the slipway to enable lowering of the vessel into the water when completed. 27 July 1854. |