AP 118 · No. 10 Section II · Aircraft 1933

Aircraft hub · 1933 · Interwar

Supermarine Walrus & Seagull

‘The Shagbat’ — Mitchell’s ugliest child, catapulted off battleships to fish downed airmen out of the sea. The gazetteer currently lists it at 3 UK museums.

1933
First flight
~740
Built
135 mph
Top speed
3
Museums

Last verified 2026-10-11 against the gazetteer Compendium. Airframes move — confirm on museum pages before travel.

On charge

Where to see the Supermarine Walrus & Seagull in the UK

The gazetteer records 3 Supermarine Walrus & Seagull airframes (including cockpit sections and replicas where noted) across 3 UK collections, in 3 regions: South West England, South East England, East of England.

MuseumCityRegionAirframes recorded
Fleet Air Arm MuseumChecked 2026-10-08 Yeovil South West England Supermarine Walrus I L2301
IWM DuxfordChecked 2026-10-08 Cambridge East of England Supermarine Walrus I (restoration) W2718 Under restoration
Solent SkyChecked 2026-10-08 Southampton South East England Supermarine Seagull nose section Cockpit or section

3D model

The Walrus I in 3D

A procedural model built in Blender from the type’s published dimensions, painted as L2301, the Fleet Air Arm Museum’s Supermarine Walrus I, R. J. Mitchell’s single-step metal-hulled amphibian with its Bristol Pegasus VI radial driving a four-blade pusher propeller, delivered in 1939 to the Irish Air Corps as N18, later the civil EI-ACC and G-AIZG, and now displayed at Yeovilton, painted as it is shown there: Temperate Sea Scheme of Extra Dark Sea Grey and Dark Slate Grey over Sky, a Sky boot on the lower bow, a roundel on the rear hull with ‘ROYAL NAVY’ over ‘L 2301’ behind it, a fin flash under the tailplane, roundels above the upper wing only, grey struts, Sky undercarriage legs and a black propeller with yellow tips. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom · all 215 models · download .glb (879 KB) · Plate 51 in The Hangar

Computed from the survey

Collection context

Types you’ll see alongside

de Havilland Sea Vixen, de Havilland Vampire, Harrier family, Supermarine Spitfire, Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde.

Where the type is thickest

East of England has 1 collection recording the type.

Type notes

The Supermarine Walrus & Seagull in brief

TypeSupermarine Walrus & Seagull
UK museums holding one3
Airframes recorded in this survey3

Serials are the gazetteer's survey snapshot of what each collection records on charge — restorations move between workshops and reserve hangars, so check the museum page for opening times and current display status before travelling. Every type across 119 museums is indexed in the Compendium.

Aircraft questions

Frequently asked

How many Supermarine Walrus & Seagull airframes are left in the UK?

The Aviation Gazetteer records 3 Supermarine Walrus & Seagull airframes in UK collections.

Which museum has the most Supermarine Walrus & Seagull airframes?

Fleet Air Arm Museum has the most in this survey, with 1 recorded airframe.