Talk:MV Bloemfontein Castle

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  This should be the MV Bloemfontein Castle not MS Bloemfontein Castle Oldfarm 01:52, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Do you have a source of information for "MV" vs "MS"? It's always seemed pretty random to me, it would be nice to have an authority to consult on the point. Stan 02:27, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)

See my Chief Engineers report at : [[1]] Oldfarm 02:47, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Cool... So at least at that time, "MV" was always used. I moved the article ("move" button on the top row). Stan 11:45, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Having served for 10 years as a navigating officer on many Union Castle mail ship perhaps I can clarify. The prefix RMS was used for all UC Steam powered ships carrying mail. The prefix RMMV was applied to all diesel driven ships. Of the final fleet: Windsor, Pendennis and Edinburgh were all steamers whilst Southampton and Good Hope Castles were diesels.