Nimrod MR1
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The Nimrod MR1 was the original maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare variant of the British Hawker Siddeley Nimrod aircraft, introduced into Royal Air Force service in the early 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nimrod MR1 canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maritime patrol aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft variant ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily | Hawker Siddeley Nimrod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airframeDerivedFrom | Comet 4 airliner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armamentCapability |
depth charges
ⓘ
sonobuoys ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| basedOn | de Havilland Comet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Nimrod MR2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewSize | about 12 ⓘ |
| designation | MR1 ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Hawker Siddeley Nimrod prototype NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equippedWith |
magnetic anomaly detector
ⓘ
maritime search radar ⓘ sonobuoy processing system ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlightOfType | late 1960s ⓘ |
| introducedIntoService |
1970
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hawker Siddeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | approximately 87000 kg ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| powerplant | 4 × Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engines ⓘ |
| primaryMissionArea | North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| replaced | Avro Shackleton in RAF maritime patrol role ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | 1980s ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
maritime patrol ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 42000 ft ⓘ |
| serviceEntryOperator |
No. 120 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 201 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 206 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 42 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Nimrod MR2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | T-tail ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force Coastal Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-surface warfare
ⓘ
electronic intelligence gathering ⓘ maritime surveillance ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nimrod MR2
subject surface form:
Nimrod MR2
subject surface form:
Nimrod MR2