Carrying a steam ship across Africa
Carrying a steam ship across Africa
Memories of first ship carried on foot from Mombasa to Kisumu
https://www.nation.co.ke/news/first-shi ... index.html
https://www.nation.co.ke/news/first-shi ... index.html
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Re: Carrying a steam ship across Africa
Interesting story. A rescue of the hull might be an interesting project to celebrate all the effort that local people put into the task of getting components to the Lake. Not knowing much about the surroundings of the lake, I wonder if there would be local bio fuel to fire a steam boat of this size.
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Re: Carrying a steam ship across Africa
Another interesting story involving a steamboat; Fitzcarraldo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzcarraldo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzcarraldo
Re: Carrying a steam ship across Africa
And of course, the most famous movie involving a steamboat: The African Queen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_African_Queen_(film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUKpm2bcIz8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_African_Queen_(film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUKpm2bcIz8
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Re: Carrying a steam ship across Africa
The African Queen story was inspired by a real life incident when two Thornycroft motor launches called "mimi & "toutou" were hauled to Lake Tanganyika to defeat the German craft on the lake during the first world war.
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Re: Carrying a steam ship across Africa
Interesting. I never knew that. Is the film based on a book? I would love to read more about that story.
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Re: Carrying a steam ship across Africa
Yes it was! The African Queen was written in 1935 by CS Forester.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_African_Queen_(novel)
And interestingly, you can take a ride on her today if you ever find yourself in Key Largo, Florida:
http://calypsosailing.com/The-African-Queen
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Great link Triangle. Can I call you Triangle? Fascinating story about the African Queen. Now I am going to hunt down the book by Hepburne. I loved the part about how everyone on the set got severe dysenetery except Huston and Bogart!