Short

Short Seaford

Maritime patrol flying boat

  • First flight1944
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built10
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
8–11 (two pilots, radio operator, navigator, engineer, bomb-aimer, three to five gunners)
Length
88 ft 6+3/4 in
Wingspan
112 ft 9+1/2 in
Height
37 ft 3 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
242 mph
Range
2,800 mi
Service ceiling
14,000 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
4 × Bristol Hercules XIX 14-cylinder radial engines (1,720 hp / kW)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 6 ×.50 in Browning machine guns (two each in nose and tail turrets and two beam guns) 2 × 20 mm Hispano cannon in dorsal turret and 2 × fixed.303 in Browning machine guns; Bombs: 4960 lb of bombs and depth charges