MV Empire MacRae

MV Empire MacRae was a grain ship converted to become a Merchant Aircraft Carrier or MAC ship during the Second World War.

History
The MV Empire MacRae.
United Kingdom
Name	Empire MacRae
Owner	Ministry of War Transport
Operator	Hain Steam Ship Co Ltd
Builder	Lithgows, Glasgow, Scotland
Launched	21 June 1943
Renamed	Alpha Zambesi in 1947 Tobon in 1954 Depina in 1967
Fate	Scrapped Taiwan 1971
General characteristics
Tonnage	8,250 GRT
Length	425 ft (130 m) (pp) 444 ft 6 in (135.48 m) (oa)
Beam	57 ft 9 in (17.60 m)
Depth	24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Propulsion	Diesel one shaft 3,300 bhp
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h)
Complement	107
Armament	1 × 4 in (100 mm) 2 × 40 mm 4 × 20 mm
Aircraft carried	Four Fairey Swordfish

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]

External links

FAA archive Empire MacRae - Archived 6 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine

References

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

Ships built by Lithgows, Port Glasgow
Merchant ships	Atheltemplar City of Benares Empire Addison Empire Austen Empire Baffin Empire Balfour Empire Beatrice Empire Buckler Empire Comet Empire Conrad Empire Cyprus Empire Dell Empire Dew Empire Florizel Empire Frost Empire Galahad Empire MacCallum Empire MacRae Iron Knight Iron Chieftain Maudie Nile River Afton
Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships	RFA Bishopdale
Warships	HMS LST 3022

Empire ships beginning with Empire M
Aircraft carriers	Empire MacAlpine¹ Empire MacAndrew¹ Empire MacCabe² Empire MacCallum¹ Empire MacColl² Empire MacDermott¹ Empire MacKay² Empire MacKendrick¹ Empire MacKenzie³ Empire MacMahon² Empire MacRae¹ Empire MacSorley³
Cargo ships	Empire Mace Empire Magpie Empire Mahseer Empire Maiden Empire Malacca Empire Mallard Empire Mallore Empire Malta Empire Mandalay Empire Mandarin Empire Manor Empire March Empire Mariner Empire Marriott Empire Marksman⁴ Empire Marlowe Empire Marshal⁵ Empire Martaban Empire Masefield Empire Mauritius Empire Mavis Empire Maya⁴ Empire Maybury⁴ Empire Maydream⁴ Empire Mayland⁴ Empire Maymead⁴ Empire Maymorn⁴ Empire Maymount⁴ Empire Mayport⁴ Empire Mayring⁴ Empire Mayrose⁴ Empire Mayrover⁴ Empire Maysong⁴ Empire Maytime⁴ Empire Maytree⁴ Empire Medway (II) Empire Melody Empire Mercia Empire Merchant⁶ Empire Merganser⁶ Empire Merlin Empire Mermaid Empire Mersey Empire Meteor Empire Might Empire Miniver Empire Miranda Empire Mist Empire Moat⁷ Empire Mole Empire Mombasa Empire Moon⁸ Empire Moonbeam Empire Moonrise Empire Moorhen Empire Moose Empire Mordred Empire Morley Empire Morn⁸ Empire Mortimer Empire Mouflon Empire Moulmein Empire Mountain Empire Mowddach
Dredgers and Hopper ships	Empire Mammoth Empire Marshland Empire Moorland
Ocean Liners	Empire Medway (I)⁹ Empire Might⁹
Tankers	Empire Maldon Empire Mars Empire Marston Empire Marvell Empire Metal I Empire Metal II Empire Mica Empire Milner Empire Mull⁴
Tugs	Empire Madge Empire Maisie¹⁰ Empire Maple¹¹ Empire Margaret¹⁰ Empire Martha Empire Mary Empire Mascot Empire Mead Empire Meadow Empire Minnow Empire Minotaur¹⁰ Empire Mustang¹⁰
A B Ca–Cl Co–Cy D E F G H I–J K L M N O P R Sa–Sh Si–Sy Ta–Te Th–Ty U–Z
1 MAC, converted grain ship 2 MAC, converted tanker 3 MAC, cancelled 4 Coaster 5 Heavy lift ship 6 Refrigerated cargo ship 7 Ore carrier 8 CAM ship 9 Cargo liner 10 Coastal tug 11 Estuary tug

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MV Empire MacRae

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