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词条 MV Empire MacCallum
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  2. See also

  3. References

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  • Sunrover in 1951
  • Eudoxia in 1957
  • Phorkyss in 1959
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  • 2 × 40 mm
  • 4 × 20 mm
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MV Empire MacCallum was a grain ship converted to become a Merchant Aircraft Carrier or MAC ship.

History

MV Empire MacCallum was built at Lithgows shipyard, Glasgow, Scotland, under order from the Ministry of War Transport. As a MAC ship, only her air crew and the necessary maintenance staff were naval personnel [1] and she was operated by Hain Steam Ship Co Ltd of St Ives.[2] On 7 July 1944, a Fairey Swordfish aircraft sank the Free French submarine {{ship|French submarine|Perle|1935|2}} in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland.[3] Amongst the aircraft that served on Empire MacCallum was Fairey Swordfish Mk II LS326 where it became part of 'K' flight. The aircraft had previously served on {{MV|Rapana||2}}. As of November 2010, it is airworthy with the Royal Navy Historic Flight.[4]

After the war, the ship was converted to a grain carrier, and eventually scrapped at Osaka in 1960.[2]

See also

  • List of aircraft carriers
  • List of World War II ships

References

1. ^{{cite book | title = Warships of World War II | author = H.T. Lenton & J. J. Colledge | isbn = 0-7110-0403-X | publisher= Ian Allan | page = 296}}
2. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/EmpireM.html | accessdate=2007-03-18 | title= List and history of the Empire ships - M | work= Mariners }}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/seekrieg/44-07.htm |title=Seekrieg 1944, Juli |accessdate=5 September 2015 |last=Rohwer |first=Jürgen |authorlink=Jürgen Rohwer |author2=Gerhard Hümmelchen |work=Württembergische Landesbibliothek Stuttgart |publisher= |language=German }}
4. ^{{cite magazine |last1=Howard |first1=Lee |year=2010 |title=Return of the Stringbag |magazine=Aeroplane |publisher=Kelsey Publishing |volume= |issue=December 2010 |pages=47–48, 53–55 |url= |doi= }}

External links

  • FAA history of Empire MacCallum
{{Lithgows ships}}{{Empire M ships}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Empire MacCallum}}

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