MV Empire MacAndrew

MV Empire MacAndrew was a grain ship converted to become a Merchant Aircraft Carrier or MAC ship.

MV Empire MacAndrew.
History
United Kingdom
Name	Empire MacAndrew
Owner	Ministry of War Transport
Operator	Hain SS Co, St.Ives
Builder	William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton Scotland
Launched	3 May 1943
Renamed	Derryheen in 1947 Cape Grafton in 1951 Patricia in 1963
Fate	Scrapped China 1970
General characteristics
Tonnage	7,950 GRT
Length	425 ft (130 m) (pp) 445 ft 9 in (135.86 m) (oa)
Beam	56 ft (17 m)
Depth	24 ft 9 in (7.54 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

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]