MV "Empire Faith" - Catapult Armed Merchantship
About the class:
CAM ships were World War II–era British merchant ships used in convoys as an emergency stop-gap until sufficient escort carriers became available. CAM ship is an acronym for catapult aircraft merchant ship.
They were equipped with a rocket-propelled catapult launching a single plane to destroy or drive away an attacking bomber. Normally the Hurricane fighter would be lost when the pilot then bailed out or ditched in the ocean near the convoy. CAM ships continued to carry their normal cargoes after conversion.
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History of the ship:
Empire Faith was a 7,061 GRT CAM ship that was built in 1941 by Barclay Curle & Co, Glasgow, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). Converted to a cargo ship in 1943, she was sold to a British company in 1946 and renamed Jessmore. In 1958, she was sold to a Panamanian company and renamed Antiope. A further sale in 1964 saw her renamed Global Venture. She served until 1971, when she was scrapped.
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I built this ship two years ago when I wasn't as experienced in building as I'm now so it doesn't have advanced fuctions and microconrolers, but it looks fine and it's fun to play.
Here are some of the things and functions of the ship:
-Full interior including engine room
-Flying Fairey Barracuda aircraft
-Catapult
-"Working" cranes
-Cargo bays
Credits:
Autopilot MC: [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3277846721&searchtext=Autopilot]https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3277846721&searchtext=Autopilot[/url]
