Empire MacMahon
MV ''Empire MacMahon'' was an oil tanker converted to a merchant aircraft carrier A merchant aircraft carrier (also known as a MAC ship, the Admiralty's official 'short name') was a limited-purpose aircraft carrier operated under British and Dutch civilian registry during World War II. MAC ships were adapted by adding a flig ... or MAC ship. MV ''Empire MacMahon'' was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, 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, 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. External links FAA archive References

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