The Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf was a United States Navy torpedo bomber of World War II.
It was designed by Vought but entered service and was manufactured by Consolidated Aircraft due to high demand for production lines.
A competitor and contemporary to the Grumman TBF Avenger, both were designed to replace the older TBD Devastator but the Sea Wolf was subject to substantial delays and never saw combat in WW2.
The design was developed a bit further, with a large Navy order for 1100, but only 180 of the TBY-2 type were built before cancellation after VJ Day.
It was arranged that Consolidated-Vultee would produce the aircraft (as the TBY), but this had to wait until the new production facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania, was complete, which took until late 1943.
By this time the Avenger equipped every torpedo squadron in the Navy, and there was no need for the Sea Wolf; in addition, numerous small problems delayed entry into service.
[4] The Navy canceled the rest of the order in September 1945 after VJ day and put its efforts into fielding the radar equipped Avenger.