Submarine Spitfire Mk VB & Mk XIV
Production of some 40 different variants of the Spitfire took place throughout the war and after. They served in every combat area, operating as fighters, fighter-bombers, reconnaissance aircraft and carrier-based fighters with the Royal Navy.
Specifications:
| Mk VB | Mk XIV | |
| Armament | Two 20 mm cannon and four .303 calibre machine guns,
external bomb load of one 500 lb (226 kg) or two 250 lb (113 kg). |
Two 20 mm cannon and four .303 calibre machine guns,
external bomb load of 1,000 lb (454 kg). |
| Dimensions: | ||
| Wing span: | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) | 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) |
| Length: | 29 ft 11 in (9.11 m) | 32 ft 8 in (9.95 m) |
| Height: | 11 ft 5 in (3.63 m) | 12 ft 8 in (3.85 m) |
| Weights: |
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| Empty | 5,065 lb. (2,297 kg) | 6,600 lb. (2,993 kg) |
| Loaded | 6,650 lb (3,016 kg) | 8,500 lb (3,855 kg) |
| Propulsion: | Powerplant Mk VB | Powerplant Mk XIV: |
| Rolls Royce Merlin 45, | Rolls Royce Griffon 65, | |
| 1,440 hp,(1,528 kw), Vee 12 cylinder, Liquid-cooled. | 2,050 hp, (1,073 kw), Vee 12 cylinder, Liquid-cooled. | |
| Performance: | ||
| Maximum Speed: | 374 mph (601 km/h) @ 13,000 ft (3,962 m) | 448 mph (720 km/h) @ 26,000 ft (7,924 m) |
| Service Ceiling: | 37,000 ft. (11,277 m) | 44,500 ft. (13,563 m) |
| Range: | 1,135 miles (1,826 km) | 850 miles (1,367 km) |
