MV ''Empire MacCabe'' was a British 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), during World War II. MV ''Empire MacCabe'' 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 the British Tanker Company. She returned to merchant service as an oil tanker in 1946 and was scrapped in Hong Kong in 1962.

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