A MAC carrier capable/optimised merchant vessel.
A MAC carrier capable/optimised merchant vessel. It is 1932 and money is tight. You can see what is needed and by when. In light of the first naval treaty, you are limited by type as well as funds....
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Pre war RN Trade Protection, Escort and Emergency CarriersCopied and pasted:It all began just after Ark Royal was laid down in 1934. The RN seemed keen to have all her current carriers replaced by 6...
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Cut and paste form a previous posting, cant remember who This originally is suppose to have come from the publication “Transactions of the Institution of Naval Architects” Mar 1923 and was proposed by...
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More copy and paste:The Aircraft Carrier Story 1908 – 1945, Guy Robbins Page 86 In 1923 the DNC suggested ‘Mercantile Aircraft Carriers’ using grain ships and oil tankers. The Ten Year Programme of...
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What are those long quotes from? Then first reads a bit like the Aircraft Carrier chapter of Nelson to Vanguard? It’s generally a good idea to attribute quotes, whether short or long, for a range of...
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What are those long quotes from? Then first reads a bit like the Aircraft Carrier chapter of Nelson to Vanguard? It’s generally a good idea to attribute quotes, whether short or long, for a range of...
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NewGolconda wrote: What are those long quotes from? Then first reads a bit like the Aircraft Carrier chapter of Nelson to Vanguard? It’s generally a good idea to attribute quotes, whether short or...
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The one big problem with the historical MAC design is that it is very basic and limited vessel for the 1930s, and possesses only a fraction of the capabilities being looked for by the RN at the time....
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Nice model of the Grainer MAC Empire MacAlpine from the Greenwich Museumhttp://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/67533.html
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That's one of the fancy MACs that even had a hangar.
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Thanks to you all. Some really interesting proposals. I like the idea of working out how to do it pre-war for many more conversions later. A Union Castle liner, a grainer and an oiler as prototypes...
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Conversion work might be done along the lines of the AMC programme. This 'produced' over 50 extra 'cruisers' for the RN in about 6 months from the start of WW2. You identify a number of suitable...
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A MAC needs a vessel of ~433⅓’ x 56¾’ x 25’; 8k tons gross, ideally 2 shafts and 20kn/diesel power (diesel being important so the pre-war owner can operate at 12kn or less efficiently); range of ~3k...
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Due to the obvious fire risk the RN decided only to operate oiler MAC when loaded with crude oil, not process POL products. They also lacked a hanger, and so had the permanent deck park for 3...
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According to Wikipedia, the historical MAC-ships, with 3 or 4 aircraft each, had a RN detachment of an air staff officer (LtCmdr), the aircrew, a doctor, a landing control officer, ten ship's gunners,...
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Apologies; wasn't clear: The "fill a compartment with petrol" should be "store sufficient petrol for the patrols by the a/c for the convoy run" with the emphasis of this being below waterline and...
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Complete two or three prototypes as RFAs. If you use fleet tankers they have to carry fuel products, fire risk or not and the train having its own air cover sounds useful. Doesn't have to be a...
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http://warships1discussionboards.yuku.com/sreply/338954/1930s-RCNWould that be a way to get to a MAC ship?
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Rather than try converting these ships in peacetime, wait until a war comes along. Much like the AMCsIn that way you don't show your hand to opponents. Stockpile 20-30 'conversion' kits and just...
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AMCs are a known job. I doubt anyone would be too happy planning your mid ocean air cover on an unproven concept.
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