Battle for Lake Tanganyika
The Battle for Lake Tanganyika was a series of naval engagements that took place between elements of the Royal Navy, Force Publique and the Kaiserliche Marine between December 1915 and February 1916, during the First World War. The intention was to secure control of the strategically important Lake Tanganyika, which had been dominated by German naval units since the beginning of the war. The British forces—consisting of two motor boats named HMS Mimi and Toutou—were under the command of the eccentric Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey Spicer-Simson. The boats were transported to South Africa and from there by railway, by river, and by being dragged through the African jungle, to the lake.
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Battle for Lake Tanganyika
The Battle for Lake Tanganyika was a series of naval engagements that took place between elements of the Royal Navy, Force Publique and the Kaiserliche Marine between December 1915 and February 1916, during the First World War. The intention was to secure control of the strategically important Lake Tanganyika, which had been dominated by German naval units since the beginning of the war. The British forces—consisting of two motor boats named HMS Mimi and Toutou—were under the command of the eccentric Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey Spicer-Simson. The boats were transported to South Africa and from there by railway, by river, and by being dragged through the African jungle, to the lake.
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The Battle for Lake Tanganyika ...... d to the British and Belgians.
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1 armed boat damaged
1 steamer sunk
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*The German steamer Kingani wa ...... British flotilla as HMS Fifi.
*The sunken Belgian steamer Al ...... itish flotilla as HMS Vengeur.
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Allied victory
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1 armed boat
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Lake Tanganyika, contested by Britain, Belgium and Germany.
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1917-07-13
December 1915-July 1916
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The Battle for Lake Tanganyika ...... e African jungle, to the lake.
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