Pioneers of British-South African Ocean Travel

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Pioneers of British-South African Ocean Travel has 60 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 1 reference, with 9 live disagreements.

60 facts·35 predicates·1 sources·9 in dispute

Mostly:connected(7), offered(7), serviced port(4)

Nationality`nationality`

British^[1]all time · Wf11 30 Union Castle Line Pioneers of British South African Ocea

Inbound mentions (19)

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`operatedBy`Operated by(17)

Capetown Castleex:capetown-castle
East African Coast Serviceex:east-african-coast-service
Freight Servicesex:freight-services
Intermediate Steamship Class Serviceex:intermediate-steamship-class-service
Mauritius Serviceex:mauritius-service
Passenger Servicesex:passenger-services
Rms Armadale Castleex:rms-armadale-castle
Rms Edinburgh Castleex:rms-edinburgh-castle
Rms Walmer Castleex:rms-walmer-castle
Rms Windsor Castleex:rms-windsor-castle
Royal Mail Serviceex:royal-mail-service
Service to Lobitoex:service-to-lobito
South African Routeex:south-african-route
South African Royal Mail Steamersex:south-african-royal-mail-steamers
Stirling Castleex:stirling-castle
Union Castle Routesex:union-castle-routes
Union Castle Shipsex:union-castle-ships

`created`Created(1)

Merger 1900ex:merger-1900

`document`Document(1)

Archivesex:archives

Other facts (58)

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58 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Connected	African Destinations	[1]
Connected	Britain	[1]
Connected	East Africa	[1]
Connected	Major UK Ports	[1]
Connected	South Africa	[1]
Connected	South African Territories	[1]
Connected	United Kingdom	[1]
Offered	East African Coast Service	[1]
Offered	Freight Services	[1]
Offered	Intermediate Steamship Class Service	[1]
Offered	Mauritius Service	[1]
Offered	Passenger Services	[1]
Offered	Royal Mail Service	[1]
Offered	Service to Lobito	[1]
Serviced Port	Cape Town	[1]
Serviced Port	Durban	[1]
Serviced Port	East London Sa	[1]
Serviced Port	Port Elizabeth	[1]
Service Region	East Africa	[1]
Service Region	Mauritius	[1]
Service Region	Mozambique	[1]
Service Region	South Africa	[1]
Transported	Cargo	[1]
Transported	Mail	[1]
Transported	Passengers	[1]
Crossed	Atlantic Ocean	[1]
Crossed	Indian Ocean	[1]
Had Flagship	Capetown Castle	[1]
Had Flagship	Stirling Castle	[1]
In Year	1929	[1]
In Year	1939	[1]
Served Port	London	[1]
Served Port	Southampton	[1]
Active	1900-1977	[1]
Defunct	1977	[1]
Established	1900	[1]
Established Through	Merger 1900	[1]
Fleet Size1929	approximately 40	[1]
Fleet Size1939	unknown	[1]
Has Archive	Archives	[1]
Headquarters	United Kingdom	[1]
Historical Significance	important maritime enterprise	[1]
Importance	one of Britain's most important shipping enterprises	[1]
Name Origin	merger of Union Line and Castle Line	[1]
Operated Beyond	Colonial Era	[1]
Operated During	Colonial Era	[1]
Operated for	77 years	[1]
Operated Vessels	approximately 40	[1]
Operational Duration	77 years	[1]
Pioneer of	British South African Ocean Travel	[1]
Played Role	pivotal role	[1]
Primary Route	South African Route	[1]
Role in	British Colonial Maritime History	[1]
Served	British South African Ocean Travel	[1]
Service End	1977	[1]
Service Period	1900-1977	[1]
Service Start	1900	[1]
Type	Shipping Enterprise	[1]

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60 undated

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1900-1977

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