Chauncy Maples, Africa’s Oldest Ship, Returning as Clinic Ship on Lake Malawi

In 1898, the Chauncy Maples was built at the shipyard of Alley & McLellan in Glasgow.   She was then disassembled into 3,481 parts and shipped out for reassembly at Monkey Bay as a missionary/hospital steamer on Lake Malawi.  Now, one hundred and … Continue reading