Martin P5M Marlin flying boat
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The Martin P5M Marlin was a U.S. Navy long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare flying boat developed during the Cold War era.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Martin P5M Marlin | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maritime patrol aircraft
ⓘ
military flying boat ⓘ patrol bomber ⓘ |
| armament |
depth charges
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ mines ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| conflictService |
Cold War Atlantic and Pacific patrols
ⓘ
Vietnam War (early stages, patrol duties) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew |
7
ⓘ
9 ⓘ |
| engineCount | 2 ⓘ |
| engineModel | Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equippedWith |
ASW radar
ⓘ
magnetic anomaly detector ⓘ sonobuoys ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 30 May 1948 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
retractable wingtip floats
ⓘ
spray-damping hull chines ⓘ |
| hullType | single-step flying boat hull ⓘ |
| introduced | 1951 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Glenn L. Martin Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | about 215 knots ⓘ |
| natoReportingName | Tool ⓘ |
| operatedFrom |
open sea alighting areas
ⓘ
seaplane tenders ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
long-range maritime patrol ⓘ |
| propulsionType | twin-engine piston ⓘ |
| range | over 2000 nautical miles ⓘ |
| redesignatedVariant |
P-5A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
P-5B ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Lockheed P-3 Orion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFromUSN | 1967 ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1952 ⓘ |
| successorTo | Martin PBM Mariner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | t-tail ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedInRole |
convoy escort
ⓘ
ocean surveillance ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ |
| variant |
P5M-1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
P5M-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | high-wing ⓘ |
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