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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Mail Ship St Helena as main access route canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.