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Offline brady

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« on: March 27, 2002, 08:19:14 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2002, 08:58:54 PM »
Some type of escort carrier.
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« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2002, 09:18:14 PM »
Looks to be a US built RN service Merchant Aircraft Carrier of the same class as the Empire MacAlpine, converted from a Grain Carrier.
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« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2002, 09:58:27 PM »
i think i saw this on discovery channel the other night. one of the real early US carriers.
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« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2002, 11:57:52 AM »
Empire MacKendrick (Empire MacAlpine Class), it is:)
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« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2002, 12:39:27 PM »
conversion of Empire class Grain Carriers

EMPIRE MacALPINE, EMPIRE MacKENDRICK, EMPIRE MacANDREW, EMPIRE MacDERMOTT, EMPIRE MacRAE, EMPIRE MacCALLUM, 7 ships - 8,000 tons, 12 knots, 4 aircraft, crew not known, launched December 1942-January 1944.

Equipped with hangar and lift
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