SS Michael E

History
United Kingdom
Name	Michael E
Owner	Bury Hill Shipping Co Ltd
Operator	Counties Ship Management Co Ltd, London
Port of registry	London
Builder	William Hamilton & Co, Port Glasgow
Completed	May 1941
Identification	UK official number 168165; Call sign BCKB; ;
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk, 2 June 1941
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	7,628 GRT; tonnage under deck 7,217; 5,508 NRT;
Length	421.1 ft (128.4 m) p/p; 434.5 ft (132.4 m) o/a;
Beam	60.4 ft (18.4 m)
Draught	23 ft 2+1⁄4 in (7.07 m)
Depth	35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Installed power	443 NHP
Propulsion	triple-expansion steam engine; screw
Crew	46 Merchant Navy personnel, 12 RAF personnel, four DEMS gunners
Aircraft carried	1 Hawker Sea Hurricane
Aviation facilities	aircraft catapult
Notes	sister ships: Kingston Hill, Lulworth Hill, Marietta E, Primrose Hill

SS Michael E was a 7,628 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1941. She was the first British catapult aircraft merchant ship (CAM ship): a merchant ship fitted with a rocket catapult to launch a single Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft to defend a convoy against long-range German bombers. She was sunk on her maiden voyage by a German submarine.

^ Slader 1988, p. 143.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Lloyd's Register, Steamships and Motor Ships (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1940. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Helgason, Guðmundur (1995–2010). "Michael E." uboat.net. Guðmundur Helgason. Retrieved 1 July 2010.

[FOOTNOTESlader1988143-1] Slader 1988, p. 143.

[LR-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Lloyd's Register, Steamships and Motor Ships (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1940. Retrieved 30 March 2013.

[U964-3] Helgason, Guðmundur (1995–2010). "Michael E." uboat.net. Guðmundur Helgason. Retrieved 1 July 2010.

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History

United Kingdom
Name	Michael E
Owner	Bury Hill Shipping Co Ltd^[1]
Operator	Counties Ship Management Co Ltd, London^[2] ^[3]
Port of registry	London^[2]
Builder	William Hamilton & Co, Port Glasgow^[3]
Completed	May 1941^[2]^[3]
Identification	UK official number 168165^[2] Call sign BCKB^[2]
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk, 2 June 1941^[3]
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	7,628 GRT^[2] tonnage under deck 7,217^[2] 5,508 NRT^[2]
Length	421.1 ft (128.4 m) p/p 434.5 ft (132.4 m) o/a^[2]
Beam	60.4 ft (18.4 m)^[2]
Draught	23 ft 2+1⁄4 in (7.07 m)^[2]
Depth	35.8 ft (10.9 m)^[2]
Installed power	443 NHP^[2]
Propulsion	triple-expansion steam engine; screw^[2]
Crew	46 Merchant Navy personnel, 12 RAF personnel, four DEMS gunners^[3]
Aircraft carried	1 Hawker Sea Hurricane
Aviation facilities	aircraft catapult
Notes	sister ships: Kingston Hill, Lulworth Hill, Marietta E, Primrose Hill