The MV Liemba, formerly the Graf von Götzen, is a passenger cargo ferry that runs along the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika.
Just to get us started here are some quick facts about our beloved MV Liemba that you may not know:
Built in 1913
Scuttled in 1916 – raised again after several years at the bottom of Lake Tanganyika
Put into service as a ferry in 1927
An inspiration for a vessel in C S Forester’s 1935 novel The African Queen, and the 1951 Hollywood film
Proudly described by its owners as “the oldest passenger ferry in the world”
