The Supermarine Seafang was a British Rolls-Royce Griffon-engined fighter aircraft designed by Supermarine to Air Ministry specification N.5/45. It was essentially a Supermarine Spiteful which redesigned for Royal Navy use, with the addition of an arrestor hook. It first flew in 1946. In all, 18 were built, but some were never flown. Its low speed handling characteristics were not as good as they hoped, and Hawker Sea Fury was preferred.

Variants

Seafang F.Mk 31 - 10 built

Engine: Griffon 61

Seafang F.Mk 32 - 2 built

Engine: Giffon 89 - 2,350 HP

Folding wings.

Increased fuel capacity.

Dual contra-rotating 3 bladed propellers.

References

• Supermarine-Spitfire.co.uk: The Seafang

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British fighter aircraft 1940-1949