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MV Empire MacColl

World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Mv empire maccoll.jpg
image_caption	MV Empire MacColl.
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
country	United Kingdom
flag	[[File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg	60px]]
name	Empire MacColl
owner	Ministry of War Transport
operator	British Tanker Co. Ltd.
builder	Laird, Son & Co., Birkenhead
launched	24 July 1943
renamed	British Pilot in 1946
fate	Scrapped Faslane 1962
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
tonnage
length	463 ft (pp) 481 ft (oa)
beam	61 ft
depth	27 ft
propulsion	*Diesel
speed	11 kn
complement	110
armament	*1 × 4 in
aircraft	Four Fairey Swordfish

one shaft
3,300 bhp
8 × 20 mm

'*MV *Empire MacColl''''' was an oil tanker converted to a merchant aircraft carrier (MAC) ship.

MV Empire MacColl was built by Laird, Son & Co., Birkenhead under order from the Ministry of War Transport. She entered service as a MAC ship in November 1943, however only her air crew and the necessary maintenance staff were naval personnel. She was operated by the British Tanker Company.

She returned to merchant service as an oil tanker in 1946 and was eventually scrapped in Faslane in 1962.

References

H.T. Lenton & J. J. Colledge. (1973). "Warships of World War II". Ian Allan.
"List and history of the Empire ships - M". Mariners.

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