MV ''Empire MacRae'' was a grain ship converted to become a

Merchant Aircraft Carrier A merchant aircraft carrier (also known as a MAC ship, the Admiralty (United Kingdom), Admiralty's official 'short name') was a limited-purpose aircraft carrier operated under British and Dutch civilian registry during World War II. MAC ships ...

or MAC ship during the

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. She was built at

Lithgows Lithgows Limited is a family-owned Scottish company that had a long involvement in shipbuilding, based in Kingston, Port Glasgow, on the River Clyde in Scotland. It has a continued involvement in marine resources. History Founding The Company ...

shipyard in

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, under order from the

Ministry of War Transport The Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) was a department of the British Government formed early in the Second World War to control transportation policy and resources. It was formed by merging the Ministry of Shipping and the Ministry of Transpor ...

. As a MAC ship, only her air crew and the necessary maintenance staff were naval personnel and she was operated by Hain Steam Ship Co Ltd of St Ives. After the war, the ship was converted to a grain carrier and was eventually scrapped at

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million p ...

in 1971.

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* FAA archive Empire MacRae - {{DEFAULTSORT:Empire MacRae World War II aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom Bulk carriers Grain ships

Empire MacRae MV ''Empire MacRae'' was a grain ship converted to become a Merchant Aircraft Carrier or MAC ship during the Second World War. She was built at Lithgows shipyard in Glasgow, Scotland, under order from the Ministry of War Transport. As a MAC s ...

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