Fleet Air Arm Association of Australia

FAA Aircraft - Supermarine Seagull III

The Seagull III was a spotter/reconnaissance plane and the nine aircraft saw service embarked aboard the aircraft carrier HMAS Albatross and later aboard the cruisers HMA ships Canberra and Australia.

Manufacturer: Supermarine Aviation
Type: spotter/reconnaissance amphibian aircraft
Delivered: 9 aircraft, 1925-27
Crew: three
Engine: one 450 hp Napier Lion V
Speed: 108 mph (max)
Armament: 1 Lewis machine gun
Service: HMA Ships Albatross, Australia and Canberra
Withdrawn: 1936

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