
The Wüstenschiff: Johann Christoph Bischoff’s 1932 “Ship of the Desert”
The Wüstenschiff, or “Desert Ship,” was a 1920s German engineering proposal – a land-borne ocean liner designed to ferry passengers and cargo across vast deserts.
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The Wüstenschiff, or “Desert Ship,” was a 1920s German engineering proposal – a land-borne ocean liner designed to ferry passengers and cargo across vast deserts.