List of ships named SS Great Western

Last updated March 22, 2022

A number of ships have carried the name Great Western.

SS Great Western (1838), built for the Great Western Steamship Company. Sold to Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in 1846. Served as a troopship during the Crimean War and scrapped in 1856.
PS Great Western (1867), built for Ford and Jackson, but used by the Great Western Railway from 1872 to 1890.
SS Great Western (1872), built for M. Whitwill & Son, Bristol. Wrecked in 1876.
TSS Great Western (1902), built for the Great Western Railway. Renamed G.W.R. 20 in 1933 and scrapped in 1934.
TSS Great Western (1933), built for the Great Western Railway. Scrapped in 1966 by British Rail.

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