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'''MV ''Empire MacRae''''' was a [[bulk carrier|grain ship]] converted to become a [[Merchant Aircraft Carrier]] or MAC ship during the [[Second World War]].


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She was built at [[Lithgows]] shipyard in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]], under order from the [[Ministry of War Transport]]. As a MAC ship, only her air crew and the necessary maintenance staff were naval personnel<ref>{{cite book | title = Warships of World War II | author = H.T. Lenton & J. J. Colledge | year = 1973 | isbn = 0-7110-0403-X | publisher= Ian Allan | page = 296}}</ref> and she was operated by Hain Steam Ship Co Ltd of St Ives.<ref name="List and history of the Empire ships">{{cite web | url = http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/EmpireM.html | accessdate=18 March 2007 | title= List and history of the Empire ships - M | work= Mariners }}</ref>
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'''MV ''Empire MacRae''''' was a [[bulk carrier|grain ship]] converted to become a [[Merchant Aircraft Carrier]] or MAC ship.


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After the war, the ship was converted to a grain carrier and was eventually scrapped at [[Kaohsiung]] in 1971.<ref name="List and history of the Empire ships"/>
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MV ''Empire MacRae'' was built at [[Lithgows]] shipyard, [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]], under order from the [[Ministry of War Transport]]. As a MAC ship, only her air crew and the necessary maintenance staff were naval personnel <ref>{{cite book | title = Warships of World War II | author = H.T. Lenton & J. J. Colledge | isbn = 0-7110-0403-X | publisher= Ian Allen | page = 296}}</ref> and she was operated by Hain Steam Ship Co Ltd of St Ives.<ref name="List and history of the Empire ships">{{cite web | url = http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/EmpireM.html | accessdate=2007-03-18 | title= List and history of the Empire ships - M | work= Mariners }}</ref>

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After the war, the ship was converted to a grain carrier, and eventually scrapped at [[Kaohsiung]] in 1971.<ref name="List and history of the Empire ships"/>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of aircraft carriers]]
* [[List of aircraft carriers]]

* [[List of World War II ships]]
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==References==
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{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Ships/EMPIRE_MACRAE.html FAA archive]
* FAA archive Empire MacRae - {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706053459/http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Ships/EMPIRE_MACRAE.html |date=6 July 2009 }}


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==References==
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{{Lithgows ships}}
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[[Category:World War II aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:World War II aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Bulk freighters]]
[[Category:Bulk carriers]]
[[Category:Merchant aircraft carriers]]
[[Category:Grain ships]]
[[Category:Empire ships|MacRae]]
[[Category:Empire (grain)-class merchant aircraft carriers|Empire MacRae]]
[[Category:Empire ships]]
[[Category:1943 ships]]
[[Category:1943 ships]]

Latest revision as of 12:16, 20 March 2024

MV Empire MacRae.
The MV Empire MacRae.
History
United Kingdom
NameEmpire MacRae
OwnerMinistry of War Transport
OperatorHain Steam Ship Co Ltd
BuilderLithgows, Glasgow, Scotland
Launched21 June 1943
Renamed
  • Alpha Zambesi in 1947
  • Tobon in 1954
  • Depina in 1967
FateScrapped Taiwan 1971
General characteristics
Tonnage8,250 GRT
Length425 ft (130 m) (pp) 444 ft 6 in (135.48 m) (oa)
Beam57 ft 9 in (17.60 m)
Depth24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Propulsion
  • Diesel
  • one shaft
  • 3,300 bhp
Speed12.5 knots (23.2 km/h)
Complement107
Armament
Aircraft carriedFour Fairey Swordfish

MV Empire MacRae was a grain ship converted to become a Merchant Aircraft Carrier or MAC ship during the Second World War.

She was built at Lithgows shipyard in Glasgow, Scotland, under order from the Ministry of War Transport. As a MAC ship, only her air crew and the necessary maintenance staff were naval personnel[1] and she was operated by Hain Steam Ship Co Ltd of St Ives.[2]

After the war, the ship was converted to a grain carrier and was eventually scrapped at Kaohsiung in 1971.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ H.T. Lenton & J. J. Colledge (1973). Warships of World War II. Ian Allan. p. 296. ISBN 0-7110-0403-X.
  2. ^ a b "List and history of the Empire ships - M". Mariners. Retrieved 18 March 2007.
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