Merchant Aircraft Carrier (MAC Ship) during World War II and the Sinking of the French Submarine Perle, 1944.
MV Rapana, an oil tanker converted into a merchant aircraft carrier (MAC). MACs were introduced to provide air cover for convoys until sufficient escort carriers became available to replace them.
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