MV Empire MacRae explained
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
External links
- FAA archive Empire MacRae -
Notes and References
- Book: Warships of World War II . H.T. Lenton & J. J. Colledge . 1973 . 0-7110-0403-X . Ian Allan . 296.
- Web site: List and history of the Empire ships - M . 18 March 2007 . Mariners .
