Empire MacAndrew

	Empire MacAndrew.
History
United Kingdom
Name	Empire MacAndrew
Owner	Ministry of War Transport
Operator	Hain SS Co, St.Ives
Builder	William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton Scotland
Launched	3 May 1943
Renamed	Derryheen in 1947; Cape Grafton in 1951; Patricia in 1963;
Fate	Scrapped China 1970
General characteristics
Tonnage	7,950 GRT
Length	425 ft (130 m) (pp) 445 ft 9 in (135.86 m) (oa)
Beam	56 ft (17 m)
Depth	24 ft 9 in (7.54 m)
Propulsion	Diesel; one shaft; 3,300 bhp;
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h)
Complement	107
Armament	1 × 4 in (100 mm); 2 × 40 mm; 4 × 20 mm;
Aircraft carried	Four Fairey Swordfish

Empire MacAndrew was a grain ship converted to become a Merchant Aircraft Carrier or MAC ship. After the war, the ship was converted back to a grain carrier, and eventually scrapped in China in 1970.

References

↑ "List and history of the Empire ships - M". Mariners. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2007.

External links

Empire MacAndrew FAA history

[List_and_history_of_the_Empire_ships-1] "List and history of the Empire ships - M". Mariners. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2007.

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History

Empire MacAndrew.




United Kingdom
Name	Empire MacAndrew
Owner	Ministry of War Transport
Operator	Hain SS Co, St.Ives
Builder	William Denny & Brothers Dumbarton Scotland
Launched	3 May 1943
Renamed	Derryheen in 1947 Cape Grafton in 1951 Patricia in 1963
Fate	Scrapped China 1970


General characteristics
Tonnage	7,950 GRT
Length	425 ft (130 m) (pp) 445 ft 9 in (135.86 m) (oa)
Beam	56 ft (17 m)
Depth	24 ft 9 in (7.54 m)
Propulsion	Diesel one shaft 3,300 bhp
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h)
Complement	107
Armament	1 × 4 in (100 mm) 2 × 40 mm 4 × 20 mm
Aircraft carried	Four Fairey Swordfish