Graf Goetzen aka. Liemba

The long journey of the „Grad Goetzen“ from the Ems into the heartland of Africa.

The transport ship first „Graf Goetzen“ was built in 1914 and is named after the German African-explorer. In 1913 the German Emperor Wilhelm II started with that project to support the German troops in the African colonies. The thing that now strikes you is that the building of the now named „Liemba“ was similiar to a kit because the whole ship was fragmented into pieces of about 5000 boxes. After three Papenburger engineers put all the pieces together, the „Liemba“ was involved in miscellaneous attaks.

Now the known as the „Liemba“ is probably the world´s oldest passenger ship.

~ von mi am April 8, 2008.