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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.

Mike

S. Weaver wrote:Mike is referring to a running skirmish between Germany and Britain on inland African shipping...

How about this - The Graf Götzen from 1913 - still in service


You can find some hard facts here:
http://www.meyerwerft.de/en/meyerwerft_ ... oetzen.jsp

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

Rainer, that's great stuff!