MV Empire MacRae
Country of origin
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
ManufacturerLithgows
MV Empire MacRae was a grain ship converted to become a Merchant Aircraft Carrier or MAC ship during the Second World War.
She was built at Lithgows shipyard in 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 and she was operated by Hain Steam Ship Co Ltd of St Ives.
After the war, the ship was converted to a grain carrier and was eventually scrapped at Kaohsiung in 1971.
She was built at Lithgows shipyard in 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 and she was operated by Hain Steam Ship Co Ltd of St Ives.
After the war, the ship was converted to a grain carrier and was eventually scrapped at Kaohsiung in 1971.
