MV Empire MacColl

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MV Empire MacColl was an oil tanker converted to a merchant aircraft carrier (MAC) ship.

MV Empire MacColl was built by Laird, Son & Co., Birkenhead under order from the Ministry of War Transport. She entered service as a MAC ship in November 1943, however only her air crew and the necessary maintenance staff were naval personnel.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> She was operated by the British Tanker Company.<ref name="mariners">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

She returned to merchant service as an oil tanker in 1946 and was eventually scrapped in Faslane in 1962.

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