MV ''Empire MacMahon'' was an

oil tanker An oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a ship designed for the bulk transport of oil or its products. There are two basic types of oil tankers: crude tankers and product tankers. Crude tankers move large quantities of unrefined crud ...

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,

Wallsend Wallsend is a town in North Tyneside, England, at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall. It has a population of 43,842 and lies east of Newcastle upon Tyne. History Roman Wallsend In Roman times, this was the site of the fort of Segedunum. This fo ...

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 Co. She returned to merchant service as an oil tanker in 1946 and renamed ''Naninia'' and was eventually scrapped in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

in 1960.

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Empire MacMahon MV ''Empire MacMahon'' was an oil tanker converted to a merchant aircraft carrier or MAC ship. MV ''Empire MacMahon'' was built by Swan Hunter, Wallsend under order from the Ministry of War Transport. She entered service as a MAC ship in Dec ...

Empire ships 1943 ships Ships of Anglo-Saxon Petroleum