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  2. African Queen (boat) - Wikipedia

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    African Queen (also known as S/L Livingstone) was the name of two boats used in the 1951 movie The African Queen starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. It was filmed in the Belgian Congo on a tributary of the Congo River, and on the Nile in the Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda. Two boats were used, one in each location.

  3. Hedwig von Wissmann (steamship) - Wikipedia

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    The Hedwig von Wissmann was a German steamboat on Lake Tanganyika, which became a feature in the story behind the film The African Queen.She was sister vessel to the larger Hermann von Wissmann on Lake Nyasa, and like that vessel originally used as a gunboat against slavers.

  4. African Queen (1797 ship) - Wikipedia

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    African Queen first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1797 with R. Buckle, master, T. King, owner, and trade Bristol–Africa. She had undergone small repairs in 1796. [2] Africa voyage: African Queen, Buckle, master, sailed from Bristol on 27 February 1797. [6] In 1797, 104 vessels sailed from British ports, bound for the trade in enslaved ...

  5. African Queen (ship) - Wikipedia

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    African Queen (1787 ship) was built in the East Indies in 1775, probably under a different name. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) as African Queen in 1787. She made one voyage as a slave ship and then sailed between England and North America. She foundered in 1793. African Queen (1792 ship) was built at Folkestone in 1780, though ...

  6. Lofting - Wikipedia

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    Lofting is the transfer of a Lines Plan to a Full-Sized Plan. This helps to assure that the boat will be accurate in its layout and pleasing in appearance. There are many methods to loft a set of plans. Generally, boat building books have a detailed description of the lofting process, beyond the scope of this article.

  7. African Queen (1792 ship) - Wikipedia

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    African Queen acquired 411 captives at Calabar. She arrived at Grenada on 19 October and landed 401 captives, for a mortality rate of about 1%. She had left Bristol with 31 crew members and suffered two crew deaths by the time she reached Grenada. African Queen sailed from Grenada on 18 November and arrived back at Bristol on 12 January 1795. [10]

  8. Norwegian Cruise passengers spend $5,000 trying to reboard ...

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    The American and Australian tourists were left on the African island of São Tomé Norwegian Cruise passengers spend $5,000 trying to reboard ship after being ‘abandoned’ on African island ...

  9. African Queen (1787 ship) - Wikipedia

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    African Queen was built in the East Indies in 1775, probably under a different name. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) as African Queen in 1787. She made one voyage as a slave ship in the triangular trade in enslaved people. Afterwards, she sailed between England and North America. She foundered in 1793.