MAC ships

The Oxford Companion to World War II | 2001 | 482 words | Copyright

MAC ships, or merchant aircraft carriers, were merchant ships fitted with a flight deck so that they could, while still carrying their cargoes, launch three or four aircraft to help protect the convoys in which they were sailing. They were introduced into the battle of the Atlantic in May 1943 when the lack of escort carriers became acute. Two types were used: 8,000-ton grain carriers and 11,000-ton tankers. Like the CAM ships, they sailed under the Merchant Navy's red ensign.

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