SS Yarmouth

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SS Yarmouth was a steamship operated by Marcus Garvey’s Black Star Line, notable for its role in the early 1920s Black nationalist and Pan-African shipping enterprise.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cargo ship
steamship
associatedOrganization Universal Negro Improvement Association NERFINISHED
associatedWith Marcus Garvey NERFINISHED
cargoType general cargo
countryOfRegistry United States NERFINISHED
era interwar period
historicalContext African diaspora maritime enterprise
ideologicalAssociation Garveyism NERFINISHED
legacy iconic vessel in history of Black maritime enterprise
mediaCoverage subject of contemporary press reports on Black Star Line
movement Black nationalism
Pan-Africanism NERFINISHED
notableFor role in Marcus Garvey’s Black Star Line venture
operatedBy Black Star Line NERFINISHED
operatedInPeriod early 1920s
operationalRole first ship acquired by the Black Star Line
ownedBy Black Star Line NERFINISHED
partOf Black Star Line fleet NERFINISHED
passengerCapacity carried both cargo and passengers
politicalSignificance tool for promoting Black economic independence
propulsion steam engine
route Caribbean NERFINISHED
Central America NERFINISHED
United States East Coast NERFINISHED
significance symbol of Black economic self-determination
status defunct
typeOfService transoceanic shipping
usedFor commercial shipping
passenger transport

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Black Star Line notableShip SS Yarmouth