Shorts Seamew Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Short Brothers & Harland Ltd

First Flight:

23 August 1953

S.B.6:

3 - Shorts, Belfast

Seamew A.S.1:

24 - Shorts, Belfast

Type Specification

Applies to:

Short Seamew A.S.1

Type:

Anti submarine aircraft

Wing:

Mid wing cantilever monoplane of all metal construction

Fuselage:

All metal fuselage

Tail Unit:

Single fin and rudder with cantilever tailplane mounted mid way up the fin

Landing Gear:

Fixed main gear mounted under wing with tailwheel

Power Plant:

One Armstrong Siddeley Mamba turboprop engine in nose

Accommodation:

Crew of two in tandem enclosed cockpits in nose

Armament:

Depth charges in weapons bay and rockets under wing

Span:

55 ft

Length:

41 ft

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

550 sq ft

Empty:

9,795 lb

All-up:

14,400 lb

Max Speed:

235 mph

Range:

750 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Web Sites