Millwall, England

Located on the river Thames in London, Millwall, England was urbanized in the early 19th century after the creation of the West India Docks. It is the construction place of the SS Great Eastern, the first double hulled ship ever built and the largest ship in the world from the time it was built in 1859 till its scrapping in 1889.

Source:

"The Millwall Docks: The docks." Survey of London: Volumes 43 and 44, Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs. Ed. Hermione Hobhouse. London: London County Council, 1994. 353-356. British History Online. Web. 5 February 2020. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols43-4/pp353-356.

Parent Map

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.492321500000
Longitude: -0.019580200000

Timeline of Events Associated with Millwall, England

Date Event Manage

The SS Great Eastern Under Construction in Millwall, England
3 Nov 1857 to 31 Jan 1858

Launch of the SS Great Eastern

The SS Great eastern was the first double hulled ship ever built and the largest ship in the world during its entire life span. During its construction, the ship could be seen across the entire peninsula of the Isle of Dog. Such a noticeable object drew a crowd of over 3000 people on the day of its first floating attempt, despite the efforts of it's chief engineer to downplay the event. A ship of its size had never been launched before, so merely getting it into the water presented an engineering challenge in and of itself. It took many attempts and nearly three months to finally get the ship into the water.

Sources:

“Site of the Launch Ways of the SS Great Eastern, Non Civil Parish - 1423608: Historic England.” Site of the Launch Ways of the SS Great Eastern, Historic England, historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1423608.

 The SS Great Eastern waiting to be launched.