
Episode 92: SS Leopoldville
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The Congo Free State
The congo remained part of am belgium until 19 60, when they managed to get independence. So a whole bunch of coastal liners were being built for that purpose. The boat was 470 feet eight inches long, 62 foots o inch beam, hot, 25 feet a draught and so on. Among themes, te leopold vill, yes, named after because he imaginatively named the capital of his little like torture wreck to set after himself. And then incidentallya resao be gro ito, scraps, right, goes back to ireland, takes part in the east orising, and is then executed by us, the british.
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