MV Empire MacCabe was a British oil tanker converted to a merchant aircraft carrier (or MAC ship), during World War II.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Empire MacCabe |
| Owner | Ministry of War Transport |
| Operator | British Tanker Co. Ltd. |
| Builder | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend |
| Launched | 18 May 1943 |
| Renamed |
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| Honours and awards | North Atlantic 1943-1945 |
| Fate | Scrapped Hong Kong 1962 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 8,908 GRT |
| Length | 463 ft (141 m) (pp) 485 ft 9 in (148.06 m) (oa) |
| Beam | 61 ft 9 in (18.82 m) |
| Depth | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
| Complement | 110 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | Four Fairey Swordfish |
MV Empire MacCabe was built by Swan Hunter, Wallsend under order from the Ministry of War Transport. She entered service as a MAC ship in December 1943, however only her air crew and the necessary maintenance staff were naval personnel.[1] She was operated by the British Tanker Company.[2]
She returned to merchant service as an oil tanker in 1946 and was scrapped in Hong Kong in 1962.
References edit
- ^ H.T. Lenton & J. J. Colledge (1973). Warships of World War II. Ian Allan. p. 296. ISBN 0-7110-0403-X.
- ^ "List and history of the Empire ships - M". Mariners. Retrieved 18 March 2007.
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