MV Macoma
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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 aviation support staff were naval personnel.[3] 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 Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". were the first aircraft carrying vessels with a flight deck to be operated under the flag of the Netherlands.[3]
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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