RMS St Helena (1963)
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For other ships with the same name, see RMS St Helena.
RMS St Helena was a passenger-cargo liner, built in 1963 as Northland Prince, operated by the St. Helena Shipping Company that operated between Britain and South Africa via the British colony of Saint Helena between 1978 and 1990.
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Builder | Burrard Dry Dock, North Vancouver |
Yard number | 314 |
Launched | 2 February 1963 |
Maiden voyage | 5 October 1978 (as St Helena) |
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Fate | Scrapped 9 April 1996 |
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Type | Cargo liner |
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Length | 98 m (321.52 ft) |
Beam | 14 m (45.93 ft) |
Draught | 5.49 m (18.01 ft) |
Installed power | 4,200 bhp |
Propulsion | 1 × Stork-Werkspoor diesel engine |
Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) (service) |
Capacity | 88 (normal) |
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