Supermarine Seafang
| Seafang | |
|---|---|
| VB895, the prototype Seafang F.32 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Naval fighter |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Supermarine |
| Primary user | Royal Navy |
| Number built | 18 |
| History | |
| First flight | 1946 |
| Developed from | Supermarine Spiteful |
The Supermarine Seafang was a British Rolls-Royce Griffon–engined fighter aircraft designed by Supermarine to Air Ministry specification N.5/45 for naval use. It was based on the Spiteful, which was a development of Supermarine's Griffon-engined Spitfire aircraft. By that time the Spitfire was a 10-year-old design in a period of rapid technical development in aviation. The Seafang was outmoded by jet aircraft, and only 18 were built.