Royal Mail Ship St Helena as main access route

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The Royal Mail Ship St Helena was a British passenger and cargo vessel that long served as the remote island of Saint Helena’s primary lifeline to the outside world, carrying people, mail, and supplies across the South Atlantic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Mail Ship
cargo ship
ocean liner
passenger ship
associatedWith British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Government of Saint Helena
surface form: Saint Helena Government
builtFor St Helena Line Ltd
carried fresh supplies
general cargo
mail
passengers
vehicles
category Cargo ships of the United Kingdom
Passenger ships of the United Kingdom
Royal Mail ships
classification mixed passenger and cargo vessel
connectionType sea link
country United Kingdom
flag British Red Ensign
surface form: Red Ensign
historicalRole main access route before opening of Saint Helena Airport
homePort Cape Town
Jamestown District, Saint Helena
surface form: Jamestown, Saint Helena
importance main lifeline of Saint Helena to the outside world
notableFor being the only regular passenger link to Saint Helena for many years
serving one of the world’s most remote inhabited islands
operatedOn South Atlantic
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean
operator Government of Saint Helena
surface form: St Helena Government

St Helena Line Ltd
primaryRole cargo transport
mail transport
main access route to Saint Helena
passenger transport
purpose to provide regular sea link to Saint Helena
regionServed South Atlantic
registration British ship registry
replacedBy air service to Saint Helena Airport
routeEndpoint Ascension Island
Cape Town
Saint Helena
Walvis Bay
served Ascension Island
Cape Town
Saint Helena
Walvis Bay
serviceType mail ship service
scheduled liner service
status decommissioned
transportMode maritime transport

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Saint Helena Airport replaced Royal Mail Ship St Helena as main access route