September 9, 1859: The forward funnel after the explosion off Hastings.

Summer 1860: The Great Eastern at New York during her first visit.

July 1866: The Great Eastern at Newfoundland after laying the first Atlantic cable.

1887: HMS Minotaur with the Great Eastern visible on the left.

1888: The Great Eastern at Liverpool, now used as a floating billboard, she would be scrapped the following
year.

Satellite photo of the remains of the launch site in London.