Name Empire MacAndrew Fate Scrapped China 1970 Launched 3 May 1943 | Operator Hain SS Co, St.Ives Tonnage 7,950 tons (gross) | |
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Owner Ministry of War Transport Renamed Derryheen in 1947
Cape Grafton in 1951
Patricia in 1963 Builder William Denny and Brothers | ||
MV Empire MacAndrew was a grain ship converted to become a Merchant Aircraft Carrier or MAC ship.
MV Empire MacKendrick was built at William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton 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 and she was operated by Hain SS Co, St.Ives.
After the war, the ship was converted to a grain carrier, and eventually scrapped in China in 1970.
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