Passenger/cargoliner that
serves the
British overseas territory of
Saint Helena. It sails between
Cape Town and Saint Helena with
regular shuttles continuing to
Ascension Island. Some voyages
also serve
Walvis Bay on route to/from, or
occasionally instead of, Cape Town. It also visits
Portland, Dorset, England twice
a year with normal calls in the Spanish ports of
Vigo (Northbound) and
Tenerife (Southbound). It is
one of the last remaining ocean-going ships to carry the
designation RMS (Royal
Mail Ship).
