nearly sister-ship RMS Empire MacCallum 1944
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Gadila | MX | 732 | Howaldtswerke, Kiel, Germany | ? | 1.12.1934 | 4.1935 // 1.2.1944 | sold mercantile 5.1945 |
| Macoma | MR | 235 | Nederlandse Dok, Amsterdam, Netherlands | ? | 31.12.1935 | 5.1936 // 1.4.1944 | sold mercantile 5.1945 |
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Displacement standard, t |
8000 |
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Displacement full, t |
16000 |
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Length, m |
141.1 |
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Breadth, m |
18.1 |
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Draught, m |
8.38 norm 10.3 max |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 diesel |
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Power, h. p. |
4400 |
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Max speed, kts |
12.7 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 102/40 QF Mk IV, 2 x 1 - 40/56 Bofors Mk I/III, 6 x 1 - 20/70 Oerlikon Mk II/IV, 4 aircraft (Swordfish II torpedo bombers) |
| Electronic equipment | type 271, type 279 radars |
| Complement | 118 |
Aircraft facilities (fd - 2,456m², ha - 0m² / 0m³): Flight deck: 137.2 x 18.1m, there were no hangar and lift. Aircraft fuel stowage was 22,700l.
Project history: Merchant aircraft carriers (MAC-ships), converted from tankers in the late 1943 - early 1944, similar to British Rapana class. Each ship carried 3-4 Swordfishes of 860 sqn RFAA. Officially they did not been included into Navy list, crew, except armament and aviation specialists, remained merchant.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: In the spring 1945 the flight deck and all armaments were demounted, and vessels continued to be used on initial purpose till 1958.
sister-ship RMS Miralda
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
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