MV Empire MacKendrick

History
United Kingdom
Name	Empire MacKendrick
Owner	Ministry of War Transport
Builder	Burntisland Shipbuilding Company Ltd, Fife, Scotland
Laid down	24 April 1943
Launched	29 September 1943
Renamed	Granpond in 1946; Condor in 1949; Saltersgate in 1955; Vassil Levsky in 1957;
Fate	Scrapped Split 1975
General characteristics
Tonnage	7,950 GRT
Length	412.5 ft (125.7 m) (pp) 433.75 ft (132.21 m) (oa)
Beam	56.75 ft (17.30 m)
Depth	24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Propulsion	Diesel; one shaft; 3,300 bhp;
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h)
Complement	107
Armament	1 × 4 in (100 mm); 2 × 40 mm; 4 × 20 mm;
Aircraft carried	Four Fairey Swordfish

MV Empire MacKendrick was a

Merchant Aircraft Carrier or MAC ship converted to become a grain ship

.

The

Ben Line).^[3]

After the war the ship was converted to a grain carrier. In 1967, while under

Split in 1975.^[3]

References

^ "Burntisland Shipyard - List of Ships Page 5". Burntisland.net. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
ISBN 0-7110-0403-X
.

^ ^a ^b "List and history of the Empire ships - M". Mariners. Retrieved 18 March 2007.

External links

FAA archive

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See also: Fort ship, Liberty ship, Park ship, Ocean ship, Victory ship.

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[1] "Burntisland Shipyard - List of Ships Page 5". Burntisland.net. Retrieved 26 January 2009.

[2] ISBN 0-7110-0403-X
.

[EmpireShips-3] "List and history of the Empire ships - M". Mariners. Retrieved 18 March 2007.

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