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'''MV ''Macoma''''' was one of nine Anglo Saxon [[Royal Dutch Shell|Royal Dutch/Shell]] [[oil tankers]] converted to become a [[Merchant Aircraft Carrier]] (MAC ship). The group is collectively known as the Rapana Class. |
'''MV ''Macoma''''' was one of nine Anglo Saxon [[Royal Dutch Shell|Royal Dutch/Shell]] [[oil tankers]] converted to become a [[Merchant Aircraft Carrier]] (MAC ship). The group is sometimes collectively known as the Rapana Class. |
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Macoma was launched on 31 December 1935 at Nederlandse Scheepsbouw Mij, Amsterdam as an oil tanker and entered service the following year. She was converted to a MAC ship from late 1943 to April 1944, and commissioned 1 April 1944.<ref name="Fleet Air Arm Archive">{{cite web | url = http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Ships/MACOMA.html | accessdate=2009-01-26 | title=HMAS MACOMA Aircraft Carrier Profile | work= Fleet Air Arm Archive }}</ref> |
Macoma was launched on 31 December 1935 at Nederlandse Scheepsbouw Mij, Amsterdam as an oil tanker and entered service the following year. She was converted to a MAC ship from late 1943 to April 1944, and commissioned 1 April 1944.<ref name="Fleet Air Arm Archive">{{cite web | url = http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Ships/MACOMA.html | accessdate=2009-01-26 | title=HMAS MACOMA Aircraft Carrier Profile | work= Fleet Air Arm Archive }}</ref> |
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As a MAC ship, she had no aircraft hangar, and continued to carry normal cargoes, although operating under Royal Navy control. Only her air crew and |
As a MAC ship, she had no aircraft hangar, and continued to carry normal cargoes, although operating under Royal Navy control. Only her air crew and aviation support staff were naval personnel.<ref name="H.T. Lenton & J. J. Colledge 296">{{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}}</ref> In the case of the ''Macoma'', these were provided by the [[Royal Netherlands Navy]] including the Dutch Fleet Air Arm [[860 Naval Air Squadron|860]] and [[861 Naval Air Squadron|861]] squadrons. |
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The Macoma and her sister {{MV|Gadila}} were the first aircraft carrying vessels with a |
The Macoma and her sister {{MV|Gadila}} were the first aircraft carrying vessels with a flight deck to be operated under the flag of the Netherlands.<ref name="H.T. Lenton & J. J. Colledge 296"/> |
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After the war, MV ''Macoma'' was reconverted and returned to merchant service as an oil tanker and served in that role until scrapped in Hong Kong in 1959. |
After the war, MV ''Macoma'' was reconverted and returned to merchant service as an oil tanker and served in that role until scrapped in Hong Kong in 1959. |
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[[Category:Oil tankers]] |
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[[Category:Rapana-class merchant aircraft carriers of the Netherlands |
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Revision as of 18:21, 5 May 2019
 MV Macoma
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| Name | Macoma |
| Owner | Anglo Saxon Royal Dutch/Shell |
| Operator | Anglo Saxon Royal Dutch/Shell |
| Builder | Nederlandse Scheepsbouw Mij, Amsterdam |
| Launched | 31 December 1935 |
| Fate | Scrapped Hong Kong 1959 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 8,011 tons (gross) |
| Length | 463 ft (141 m) (pp) 481 ft (147 m) (oa) |
| Beam | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Draught | 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Complement | 100 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | Four Fairey Swordfish |
MV Macoma was one of nine Anglo Saxon Royal Dutch/Shell oil tankers converted to become a Merchant Aircraft Carrier (MAC ship). The group is sometimes collectively known as the Rapana Class.
Macoma was launched on 31 December 1935 at Nederlandse Scheepsbouw Mij, Amsterdam as an oil tanker and entered service the following year. She was converted to a MAC ship from late 1943 to April 1944, and commissioned 1 April 1944.[1]
As a MAC ship, she had no aircraft hangar, and continued to carry normal cargoes, although operating under Royal Navy control. Only her air crew and aviation support staff were naval personnel.[2] In the case of the Macoma, these were provided by the Royal Netherlands Navy including the Dutch Fleet Air Arm 860 and 861 squadrons.
The Macoma and her sister MV Gadila were the first aircraft carrying vessels with a flight deck to be operated under the flag of the Netherlands.[2]
After the war, MV Macoma was reconverted and returned to merchant service as an oil tanker and served in that role until scrapped in Hong Kong in 1959.
References
- ^ "HMAS MACOMA Aircraft Carrier Profile". Fleet Air Arm Archive. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
- ^ a b H.T. Lenton & J. J. Colledge. Warships of World War II. Ian Allan. p. 296. ISBN 0-7110-0403-X.
