African paddlesteamers

[Roderick Smith]

Re Zambezi River in Moçambique, my earlier link to a Geoff photo has lapsed.
Here is his collection on flickr:
SWPV Zanha
https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/6144904692
https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/6144357939
https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/6109967342
https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/6109967064
https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/6109967156
https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/6109419833 [at Matille]
https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/6080013547
https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/6080550830
https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/6080013795
https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/6080013909 [with the name showing]
https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/6080014529
https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/6109420331
https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/6080014771 [at Luabo, with two SWPS]

Roderick

[Hankwilliams]

Very interesting pictures. But another question: Does anyone has some informations about the big Congo sternwheeler "Reine Astrid"? Except the pictures, I don`t find anything like shipyard, builder date, dimensions and the time of working.

Thomas

[Tanzania]

(I hope I'm in the right sub-forum with my first reference to `African paddle Steamers´)

In the following link, from June 1952 to August 1969, very, very many rare articles and photos from the
“good old days” are listed in 92 magazines. Of course also specifically about paddle steamers in East Africa

East African Rail & Harbour Magazine: http://www.energeticproductions.com/EARandH/index.htm

Cheers Holger

[Hankwilliams]

Very interesting pictures about railway and Marine Service of East Afrikan Railways. But it seems very difficult to find any material about Congo navigation between 1930 and 1960. Thanks for posting!

Thomas