MV Empire MacMahon [SEP] manufacturer
MV 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 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
3/4 aircraft, crew 122, entered service October – December 1943. Operated by the British Tanker Company except "Empire MacKay" which was operated by Anglo Saxon Petroleum. No hangar and lift; aircraft maintained and stored on deck. Armament: 1 x single 4 in (102 mm) QF MK IV, 8 x single 20 mm Oerlikon cannons.
- MV "Empire MacCabe"
- MV "Empire MacColl"
- MV "Empire MacKay"
- MV "Empire MacMahon"
MAC Ships 'Triple