Saro Lerwick

Saro Lerwick
Description
Role	Reconnaissance flying-boat
Crew	6
First Flight	November, 1938
Entered Service	1940
Manufacturer	Saunders-Roe
Dimensions
Length	63ft 7in	19.4 m
Wingspan	80ft 10in	24.7 m
Height	20ft 0in	6.1 m
Wing Area	845 ft²	78.5 m²
Weights
Empty	lbs	kg
Loaded	28,400 lbs	12,880 kg
Maximum takeoff	33,200 lbs	15,060 kg
Powerplant
Engine	2 × Bristol Hercules II
Power (each)	1,375 hp	1,030 kW
Performance
Maximum speed	214mph @ 6,250ft	344km/h @ 1,910m
Combat range	1,540 miles	2,478 km
Ferry range	km	miles
Service ceiling	14,000 ft	4,270 m
Rate of climb	880 ft/min	270 m/min
Wing loading	33.6 lb/ft²	164.1 kg/m²
Power/Mass	0.097 hp/lb	0.16 kW/kg
Armament
Guns	1 × 0.303in Vickers, 6 × Browning
Bombs	2,000 lb bombs or depth charges

The Saunders-Roe (Saro) A36 Lerwick was a Second World War reconnaissance monoplane flying-boat of the RAF, replacing the biplane Londons. It was of all-metal construction.

It carried out anti-submarine patrols and convoy escort duties alongside the larger Short Sunderland. 21 Lerwicks were built.