Short Singapore

The Short Singapore was a British multi-engined biplane flying boat built after the First World War.

[1] The biplane design included a single fin and rudder, and was originally powered by two Rolls-Royce Condor IIIA 650 horsepower (480 kW) engines.

In 1933 the British Air Ministry ordered four flying boats based on the Singapore II for trials with squadrons under specification R.3/33.

These aircraft, the Singapore III (manufacturer's designation Short S.19), had all-metal hulls and fabric-covered metal flying surfaces.

They were powered by four 675 hp (503 kW) Rolls-Royce Kestrel IX mounted between the wings in two tandem push-pull pairs, similar to the Singapore IIs.

They accounted for a Japanese submarine and conducted several air-sea rescues before being replaced by the Consolidated Catalinas from No.

Data from Singapore: Short's Last Biplane Boat[12]General characteristics Performance Armament

Short Singapore I prototype (N179) in its final form, with Rolls-Royce H.10 Buzzard engines and Handley Page auto-slots on the upper wings.
Short Singapore II prototype (N246) early in its development, with four engines, single tail, open cockpit and no ailerons on the lower wings.
Short Singapore III flying boat of 230 Squadron at Alexandria, mid-1930s.
Short Singapore III flying boat of 205 Squadron, in flight below three 'vic' formations of Vickers Vildebeest torpedo bombers of 100 Squadron . Both units were based at RAF Seletar .