Model Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum Bremerhaven
Built by Jos L. Meyer-Werft, Papenburg an Ems, Germany in 1893 to be used on the Tanganika Lake in German East Africa.(1) Displacement 25,3 cubic metres and as dimensions 16,00 (between perpendiculars) x 3,65 (maximum over thrushes) x 1,30 (design draught) x 2,00 (hold at side) metres. Horsepower 85,5ihp. Speed 10 knots.(2)
Notes
1. German East Africa to be located in the African Great Lakes region including what nowadays is known as Burundi, Rwanda and partly Tanzania [earlier called Tanganyika]. After the First World War divided between Belgium, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
2. In February 1916 deliberately ran ashore to escape the Allied forces and burned. Apparently later refloated by the British forces and commissioned.
