I really think there should have been a movie made about that whole effort. I have been told that steam traction engines were used to haul the boats on sleds at one point. That's something I would like to see. Belching smoke and terrifying the locals.
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Re: A J Goddard
If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.
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Graf Götzen = Liemba
How about this - The Graf Götzen from 1913 - still in serviceS. Weaver wrote:Mike is referring to a running skirmish between Germany and Britain on inland African shipping...
You can find some hard facts here:
http://www.meyerwerft.de/en/meyerwerft_ ... oetzen.jsp
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Video of the graf Götzen
The Götzen was "submerged" by the Germans with lot's of grease on the engine...
This only a trailer of the film but give some more impressions
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