MV Empire MacCabe

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	British Escort in 1946 Easthill Escort in 1959
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	Diesel one shaft 3,300 bhp
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)
Complement	110
Armament	1 × 4 in (100 mm) 8 × 20 mm
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

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.

Empire ships beginning with Empire M
Aircraft carriers	Empire MacAlpine¹ Empire MacAndrew¹ Empire MacCabe² Empire MacCallum¹ Empire MacColl² Empire MacDermott¹ Empire MacKay² Empire MacKendrick¹ Empire MacKenzie³ Empire MacMahon² Empire MacRae¹ Empire MacSorley³
Cargo ships	Empire Mace Empire Magpie Empire Mahseer Empire Maiden Empire Malacca Empire Mallard Empire Mallore Empire Malta Empire Mandalay Empire Mandarin Empire Manor Empire March Empire Mariner Empire Marriott Empire Marksman⁴ Empire Marlowe Empire Marshal⁵ Empire Martaban Empire Masefield Empire Mauritius Empire Mavis Empire Maya⁴ Empire Maybury⁴ Empire Maydream⁴ Empire Mayland⁴ Empire Maymead⁴ Empire Maymorn⁴ Empire Maymount⁴ Empire Mayport⁴ Empire Mayring⁴ Empire Mayrose⁴ Empire Mayrover⁴ Empire Maysong⁴ Empire Maytime⁴ Empire Maytree⁴ Empire Medway (II) Empire Melody Empire Mercia Empire Merchant⁶ Empire Merganser⁶ Empire Merlin Empire Mermaid Empire Mersey Empire Meteor Empire Might Empire Miniver Empire Miranda Empire Mist Empire Moat⁷ Empire Mole Empire Mombasa Empire Moon⁸ Empire Moonbeam Empire Moonrise Empire Moorhen Empire Moose Empire Mordred Empire Morley Empire Morn⁸ Empire Mortimer Empire Mouflon Empire Moulmein Empire Mountain Empire Mowddach
Dredgers and Hopper ships	Empire Mammoth Empire Marshland Empire Moorland
Ocean Liners	Empire Medway (I)⁹ Empire Might⁹
Tankers	Empire Maldon Empire Mars Empire Marston Empire Marvell Empire Metal I Empire Metal II Empire Mica Empire Milner Empire Mull⁴
Tugs	Empire Madge Empire Maisie¹⁰ Empire Maple¹¹ Empire Margaret¹⁰ Empire Martha Empire Mary Empire Mascot Empire Mead Empire Meadow Empire Minnow Empire Minotaur¹⁰ Empire Mustang¹⁰
A B Ca–Cl Co–Cy D E F G H I–J K L M N O P R Sa–Sh Si–Sy Ta–Te Th–Ty U–Z
1 MAC, converted grain ship 2 MAC, converted tanker 3 MAC, cancelled 4 Coaster 5 Heavy lift ship 6 Refrigerated cargo ship 7 Ore carrier 8 CAM ship 9 Cargo liner 10 Coastal tug 11 Estuary tug

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