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Partnership Formation

When
1853
Where
London
Part of
Brunel accepts Scott Russell's tender for SS Great Eastern

Brunel entered into a partnership with John Scott Russell to build the SS Great Eastern, an arrangement placed in 1853 by inference from the September fire at Russell's shipyard.

Brunel showed his idea to John Scott Russell, an experienced naval architect and shipbuilder whom he had first met at the Great Exhibition. Brunel entered into a partnership with Scott Russell to build Great Eastern, with Russell as the main contractor. No passage states a specific contract date; the 1853 timing is inferred from the fire that destroyed Russell's London shipyard on 10 September 1853, before construction began in spring 1854.

Sources

  1. SS Great Eastern Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
  2. John Scott Russell Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
  3. Isambard Kingdom Brunel Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02

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