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World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
MV Empire MacKay was an oil tanker constructed with rudimentary aircraft handling facilities as a merchant aircraft carrier (MAC ship).
Fairey Swordfish landing on Empire MacKay in 1944 | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Empire MacKay |
Owner | Ministry of War Transport |
Operator | British Tanker Co. Ltd. |
Builder | Harland and Wolff, Govan |
Yard number | 1167[1] |
Launched | 17 June 1943 |
Completed | 5 October 1943[1] |
Renamed | British Swordfish in 1946 |
Fate | Scrapped Rotterdam 1959 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 8,908 GRT |
Length | 460 ft (140 m) (pp) 482 ft 9 in (147.14 m) (oa) |
Beam | 59 ft (18 m) |
Depth | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
Complement | 110 |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | Four Fairey Swordfish |
MV Empire MacKay was built by Harland and Wolff, Govan under order from the Ministry of War Transport. She entered service as a MAC ship in October 1943, however only her air crew and the necessary maintenance staff were naval personnel.[2] She was operated by the British Tanker Company.[3]
She returned to merchant service as an oil tanker in 1946 as British Swordfish and she was eventually scrapped in Rotterdam in 1959.[3]
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