MV Empire MacAndrew

MV Empire MacAndrew.
MV Empire MacAndrew.
History
United Kingdom
NameEmpire MacAndrew
OwnerMinistry of War Transport
OperatorHain SS Co, St.Ives
BuilderWilliam Denny and Brothers Dumbarton Scotland
Launched3 May 1943
Renamed
  • Derryheen in 1947
  • Cape Grafton in 1951
  • Patricia in 1963
FateScrapped China 1970
General characteristics
Tonnage7,950 GRT
Length425 ft (130 m) (pp) 445 ft 9 in (135.86 m) (oa)
Beam56 ft (17 m)
Depth24 ft 9 in (7.54 m)
Propulsion
  • Diesel
  • one shaft
  • 3,300 bhp
Speed12.5 knots (23.2 km/h)
Complement107
Armament
Aircraft carriedFour Fairey Swordfish

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[1] and she was operated by The Hain Steamship Company Ltd, St Ives, Cornwall.[2]

After the war, the ship was converted back to a grain carrier, and eventually scrapped in China in 1970.[2]

References

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