MV ''Adula'' was one of nine

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oil tankers converted to become 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 ...

(MAC ship). The group is collectively known as the ''Rapana'' class. MV ''Adula'' was built at Blytheswood and completed in March, 1937 as an oil tanker for the

line. She was converted at Falmouth to a MAC ship, entering service in February 1944. As a MAC ship, she had no aircraft hangar, and continued to carry normal cargoes, although operating under Royal Navy control. Only her air crew and the necessary maintenance staff were naval personnel. At the end of the war, ''Adula'' was reconverted to an oil tanker. She served in this capacity until broken up for scrap at

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in May 1953.

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