MV Empire MacColl was an oil tanker converted to a merchant aircraft carrier (MAC) ship.
 MV Empire MacColl.
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Empire MacColl |
| Owner | Ministry of War Transport |
| Operator | British Tanker Co. Ltd. |
| Builder | Laird, Son & Co., Birkenhead |
| Launched | 24 July 1943 |
| Renamed | British Pilot in 1946 |
| Fate | Scrapped Faslane 1962 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 9,133 GRT |
| Length | 463 ft (141 m) (pp) 481 ft 6 in (146.76 m) (oa) |
| Beam | 61 ft 9 in (18.82 m) |
| Depth | 27 ft 9 in (8.46 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 MacColl was built by Laird, Son & Co., Birkenhead under order from the Ministry of War Transport. She entered service as a MAC ship in November 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 eventually scrapped in Faslane 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.