Fairey Swordfish
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The Fairey Swordfish was a British biplane torpedo bomber of World War II, renowned for its obsolete appearance yet highly effective carrier-based operations, including crippling major Italian and German warships.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fairey Swordfish canonical | 9 |
| Fairey Swordfish (Pegasus‑powered variants) | 1 |
| Fleet Air Arm Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers | 1 |
| Swordfish torpedo bombers | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biplane
ⓘ
carrier-based aircraft ⓘ torpedo bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | single-engine biplane ⓘ |
| airframe | fabric-covered metal frame ⓘ |
| appearance | obsolete-looking biplane ⓘ |
| armament |
18-inch aerial torpedo
ⓘ
bombs ⓘ depth charges ⓘ machine guns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
naval torpedo attack
ⓘ
ship-based operations ⓘ |
| engineType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1934-03-17 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1936 ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed landing gear ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
aircraft carrier
ⓘ
catapult-equipped warship ⓘ escort carrier ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Fairey Aviation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
138 mph
ⓘ
222 km/h ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Stringbag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
crippling the German battleship Bismarck in 1941
ⓘ
crippling the Italian fleet at Taranto in 1940 ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
effective low-speed handling
ⓘ
rugged construction ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Battle of Taranto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bismarck engagement ⓘ Channel Dash attacks ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Canadian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| powerplant | Bristol Pegasus radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname | ability to carry many different stores and loads ⓘ |
| retired | 1945 ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare aircraft
ⓘ
maritime strike aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ torpedo bomber ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| takeoffAndLanding | short takeoff and landing capability ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-submarine patrols
ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ mine-laying missions ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Swordfish torpedo bombers
subject surface form:
Bristol Pegasus
this entity surface form:
Fairey Swordfish (Pegasus‑powered variants)
this entity surface form:
Fleet Air Arm Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers
subject surface form:
HMS Ark Royal
subject surface form:
HMS Victorious