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MV Empire MacMahon

World War II merchant ship of the United Kingdom

Field	Value
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
country	United Kingdom
flag	[[File:Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg	60px]]
name	Empire MacMahon
owner	Ministry of War Transport
operator	Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.
builder	Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend
launched	2 July 1943
renamed	Naninia in 1946
fate	Scrapped Hong Kong 1960
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
tonnage
length	463 ft (pp) 485 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 MacMahon''''' was an oil tanker converted to a merchant aircraft carrier or MAC ship.

MV Empire MacMahon was built by Swan Hunter, Wallsend under order from the Ministry of War Transport. She entered service as a MAC ship in December 1943; however, only her air crew and the necessary maintenance staff were naval personnel. She was operated by Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.

She returned to merchant service as an oil tanker in 1946 and renamed Naninia and was eventually scrapped in Hong Kong in 1960.

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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