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MV Empire MacColl.
History
United Kingdom
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
General characteristics
Tonnage	9,133 GRT
Length	463 ft (141 m) (pp) 481 ft 6 in (146.76 m) (oa)
Beam	61 ft 9 in (18.82 m)
Depth	27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
Propulsion	Diesel one shaft 3,300 bhp
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)
Complement	110
Armament	1 × 4 in (100 mm) 8 × 20 mm
Aircraft carried	Four Fairey Swordfish

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

1. H.T. Lenton & J. J. Colledge (1973). Warships of World War II. Ian Allan. p. 296. ISBN 0-7110-0403-X.
2. "List and history of the Empire ships - M". Mariners. Retrieved 18 March 2007.

External links

• FAA history of Empire MacColl

• 1943 ships
• Empire (tanker)-class merchant aircraft carriers
• Empire ships
• Oil tankers
• Ships built on the River Mersey