MV Empire MacColl

MV Empire MacColl was an oil tanker converted to a merchant aircraft carrier (MAC) ship.

MV Empire MacColl.
History
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	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 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

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

External links

• FAA history of Empire MacColl