Supermarine Southampton
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Supermarine Southampton was a British twin-engine biplane flying boat of the 1920s, designed for maritime reconnaissance and patrol duties.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supermarine Scapa | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biplane
ⓘ
flying boat ⓘ military reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | biplane flying boat ⓘ |
| category |
patrol aircraft
ⓘ
reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ seaplane ⓘ |
| construction | mixed wood and metal structure ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 6 ⓘ |
| designedBy | R. J. Mitchell ⓘ |
| developedInto |
Supermarine Southampton
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Supermarine Scapa
Supermarine Stranraer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin‑engine ⓘ |
| era | 1920s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1925 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1925 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Supermarine ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
long‑range maritime patrol capability
ⓘ
open cockpits in early variants ⓘ |
| operator |
No. 201 Squadron RAF
ⓘ
No. 205 Squadron RAF ⓘ No. 209 Squadron RAF ⓘ No. 210 Squadron RAF ⓘ No. 480 Flight RAF ⓘ |
| powerplant | 2 piston engines ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| retired | late 1930s ⓘ |
| role |
maritime patrol
ⓘ
maritime reconnaissance ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | RAF Coastal Command ⓘ |
| successor |
Short Singapore flying boat
ⓘ
surface form:
Short Singapore
|
| usedBy |
Finnish Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ Royal Danish Navy Air Service ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Danish Navy
|
| usedIn | interwar period ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Supermarine Scapa