MV Empire MacMahon

MV Empire MacMahon was an oil tanker converted to a merchant aircraft carrier or MAC ship.

History
United Kingdom
Name	Empire MacMahon
Owner	Ministry of War Transport
Operator	Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.
Builder	Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend
Launched	2 July 1943
Renamed	Naninia in 1946
Fate	Scrapped Hong Kong 1960
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 MacMahon 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 Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.^[2]

She returned to merchant service as an oil tanker in 1946 and renamed Naninia and was eventually scrapped in Hong Kong in 1960.

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 archive