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MV Empire MacRae

World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom

MV Empire MacRae was a 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[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]

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References

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