Empire ship
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An Empire ship is a merchant ship that was given a name beginning with "Empire" in the service of the Government of the United Kingdom during and after World War II. Most were used by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT), which owned them and contracted their operation to various shipping companies of the British Merchant Navy.
RFA Wave Victor, ex–Empire Bounty
HMS Activity, formerly Empire Activity
SS Hannover listing before her capture on 6 March 1940; later HMS Audacity
RFA Empire Gull
Merchant aircraft carrier
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A merchant aircraft carrier was a limited-purpose aircraft carrier operated under British and Dutch civilian registry during World War II. MAC ships were adapted by adding a flight deck to a bulk grain ship or oil tanker enabling it to operate anti-submarine aircraft in support of Allied convoys during the Battle of the Atlantic.
MV Rapana, an oil tanker converted into a merchant aircraft carrier (MAC). MACs were introduced to provide air cover for convoys until sufficient escort carriers became available to replace them.
Fairey Swordfish at an airshow in 1988. This aircraft was assigned to 'L' Flight of 836 NAS on board the MAC ship Rapana during World War II
Fairey Swordfish landing on the deck of the Empire MacKay in the North Atlantic in 1944
Members of the air party and two Swordfish aircraft on the snow-covered flight deck of MV Ancylus.