| A.37 Shrimp | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | research aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Saunders-Roe Limited |
| Designer | H Knowler |
| First flight | October 1939 |
| Introduction | 1939 |
| Retired | 1949 |
| Status | Scrapped |
| Primary users | Saunders Roe Air Ministry |
| Number built | 1 |
The Saunders Roe A.37 Shrimp was a 1930s British two-seat four-engined experimental flying boat built by Saunders-Roe Limited ("Saro") at Cowes.
The Shrimp was designed by H Knowler in 1939 as a half-size research aircraft as part of a development programme for the Saunders-Roe S.38 a four-engined patrol flying-boat to Specification R.5/39 – a replacement for the Short Sunderland.[1] The R.5/39 project was cancelled but the Shrimp was completed as a private venture. Registered as G-AFZS, it was first flown at Cowes in October 1939. It was based at Beaumaris, Anglesey where a slipway was built for it. The Ministry of Aircraft Production acquired it in 1944 with the serial TK580 for tests to help the design of the Short Shetland a successor to the R.5/39 project being developed jointly by Saro and Short Brothers. For this its twin rudder tail was swapped for a single fin and the hull was modified to represent that of the Shetland.[2]
The Shrimp was scrapped at Felixstowe in 1949.
Data from Warplanes of the Second World War, Volume 5: Flying Boats[3]
General characteristics
Performance
