| MV Empire MacCallum | |
|---|---|
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | Empire MacCallum |
| Owner: | Ministry of War Transport |
| Operator: | Hain Steam Ship Co Ltd |
| Builder: | Lithgows, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Launched: | 12 October 1943 |
| Renamed: |
Doris Clunies in 1947 Sunrover in 1951 Eudoxia in 1957 Phorkyss in 1959 |
| Fate: | Scrapped Osaka 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 8,250 tons (gross) |
| 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 x 4 inch 2 x 40 mm 4 x 20 mm |
| Aircraft carried: | Four Fairey Swordfish |
MV Empire MacCallum was a grain ship converted to become a Merchant Aircraft Carrier or MAC ship.
MV Empire MacCallum was built at Lithgows shipyard, 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] Amongst the aircraft that served on Empire MacCallum was Fairey Swordfish Mk II LS326 where it became part of 'K' flight. The aircraft had previously served on Rapana. As of November 2010, it is airworthy with the Royal Navy Historic Flight.[3]
After the war, the ship was converted to a grain carrier, and eventually scrapped at Osaka in 1960.[2]
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References[]
- ↑ H.T. Lenton & J. J. Colledge. Warships of World War II. Ian Allan. p. 296. ISBN 0-7110-0403-X.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "List and history of the Empire ships - M". Mariners. http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/EmpireM.html. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ↑ Howard, Lee (2010). "Return of the Stringbag". Kelsey Publishing. pp. p47-48, 53–55.
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