. . "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. A CAM ship was equipped with a rocket-propelled catapult launching a single Hawker Hurricane, dubbed a \"Hurricat\" or \"Catafighter\". CAM ships continued to carry their normal cargoes after conversion."@en .