Exploration of Central Africa. In mid-1883, Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), who was exploring the Congo with much hardship, asked the International African Association (International Association for the Exploration and Civilization of Central Africa), whose president was King Leopold II of Belgium (1835-1909), for a light river-going vessel that could be easily transported by land when navigation was interrupted by geographical features. The Association passed the commission to the shipbuilders Yarrow & Company, outside London. The vessel consisted of six galvanised steel sections, which were bolted together. It was 21 metres long and 3 metres deep, with two steam engines and a broad-bladed wheel instead of a propeller. It could be transported by land divided in these sections. At the beginning of March 1884, an official navigation test was carried out on the River Thames, with excellent results. The ""Stanley"". Engraving by Tomas Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustracion Espanola y ...
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Exploration of Central Africa. In mid-1883, Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), who was exploring the Congo with much hardship, asked the International African Association (International Association for the Exploration and Civilization of Central Africa), whose president was King Leopold II of Belgium (1835-1909), for a light river-going vessel that could be easily transported by land when navigation was interrupted by geographical features. The Association passed the commission to the shipbuilders Yarrow & Company, outside London. The vessel consisted of six galvanised steel sections, which were bolted together. It was 21 metres long and 3 metres deep, with two steam engines and a broad-bladed wheel instead of a propeller. It could be transported by land divided in these sections. At the beginning of March 1884, an official navigation test was carried out on the River Thames, with excellent results. The ""Stanley"". Engraving by Tomas Carlos Capuz (1834-1899). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), June 15, 1884.

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26 juin 2018

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