Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p RFA Bacchus (A404) was a stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). She was the third ship to bear this name.Built by Henry Robb of Leith for the British-India Steam Navigation Company (later P & O) and operated by the RFA on a long-term bareboat charter. She was designed to carry Naval stores from UK to overseas Naval bases, she pioneered containerisation with "Chacons", small wooden containers developed at Chatham Dockyard.Bacchus was returned to her owners on 1 October 1981, and renamed Cherry Lanka on 6 November 1981. She arrived at Gadani Beach for demolition prior to 31 December 1985.Her sister-ship, RFA Hebe (A406) caught fire and was a Constructive Total Loss in 1978.. }
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- RFA_Bacchus_(A404) abstract "RFA Bacchus (A404) was a stores ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). She was the third ship to bear this name.Built by Henry Robb of Leith for the British-India Steam Navigation Company (later P & O) and operated by the RFA on a long-term bareboat charter. She was designed to carry Naval stores from UK to overseas Naval bases, she pioneered containerisation with "Chacons", small wooden containers developed at Chatham Dockyard.Bacchus was returned to her owners on 1 October 1981, and renamed Cherry Lanka on 6 November 1981. She arrived at Gadani Beach for demolition prior to 31 December 1985.Her sister-ship, RFA Hebe (A406) caught fire and was a Constructive Total Loss in 1978.".