Seamew (Total: 72, Canadian: 72, Group 0)
Curtiss Seamew

Curtiss SO3C-1 Seamew Mk. I, Royal Navy (Serial No. FN475). Flown by the RN at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia during the war
The Curtiss SO3C Seamew was developed by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation as a replacement for the SOC Seagull as the United States Navy's standard floatplane scout. Curtiss named the SO3C the Seamew but in 1941 the US Navy began calling it by the name Seagull, the same name as the aircraft it replaced (the Curtiss SOC a biplane type), causing some confusion. The British Royal Navy kept the Curtiss name, (Seamew), for the SO3Cs that they ordered. One of the US Navy's main design requirements was that the SOC Seagull's replacement had to be able to operate both from ocean vessels with a single center float and from land bases with the float replaced by a wheeled landing gear.
From the time it entered service the SO3C suffered two serious flaws: inflight stability problems and problems with the unique Ranger air-cooled, inverted V-shaped inline engine. The stability problem was mostly resolved with the introduction of upturned wingtips and a larger rear tail surface that extended over the rear observer's cockpit. The additional tail surface was attached to the rear observer's sliding canopy and pilots claimed there were still stability problems when the canopy was open; the canopy was often open because the aircraft's main role was spotting. While the in-flight stability problem was eventually addressed (although not fully solved), the Ranger XV-770 engine proved a dismal failure even after many attempted modifications. Poor flight performance and a poor maintenance record led to the SO3C being withdrawn from US Navy first line units by 1944. The older biplane SOC was taken from stateside training units and restored to first-line service on many US Navy warships until the end of World War II. Wikipedia
Seamew FN480, Mk. I
s/n FN480
FN 480
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-February-09 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN481, Mk. I
s/n FN481
FN 481
last update: 2025-February-05
1943-March-18 Accident: 1 Naval Air Gunnery School Loc: Rcaf Yarmouth Nova Scotia Names: Rowe
1944-January-28 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN482, Mk. I
s/n FN482
FN 482
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-February-09 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN483, Mk. I
s/n FN483
FN 483
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-12 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN484, Mk. I
s/n FN484
FN 484
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-28 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN485, Mk. I
s/n FN485
FN 485
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-April-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN486, Mk. I
s/n FN486
FN 486
last update: 2025-February-05
1943-April-19 Accident: 1 Naval Air Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Palmer
1944-April-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN489, Mk. I
s/n FN489
FN 489
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-April-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN490, Mk. I
s/n FN490
FN 490
last update: 2025-February-05
1943-April-09 Accident: 1 Naval Air Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Baker
1944-February-02 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN491, Mk. I
s/n FN491
FN 491
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-12 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN492, Mk. I
s/n FN492
FN 492
last update: 2025-February-05
1943-March-11 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1944-February-02 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN493, Mk. I
s/n FN493
FN 493
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-April-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN494, Mk. I
s/n FN494
FN 494
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-April-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN495, Mk. I
s/n FN495
FN 495
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-12 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN496, Mk. I
s/n FN496
FN 496
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-February-02 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN498, Mk. I
s/n FN498
FN 498
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-12 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN499, Mk. I
s/n FN499
FN 499
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2020-10-27
Seamew FN600, Mk. I
s/n FN600
FN 600
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-28 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN601, Mk. I
s/n FN601
FN 601
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-April-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN602, Mk. I
s/n FN602
FN 602
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-April-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN603, Mk. I
s/n FN603
FN 603
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-12 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN604, Mk. I
s/n FN604
FN 604
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-February-09 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN605, Mk. I
s/n FN605
FN 605
last update: 2025-February-05
1943-August-10 Accident: 1 Naval Air Gunnery School Loc: Aerodrome Names: Hugh | King
1944-January-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2020-10-27
Seamew FN606, Mk. I
s/n FN606
FN 606
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-February-09 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN607, Mk. I
s/n FN607
FN 607
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-28 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN608, Mk. I
s/n FN608
FN 608
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-April-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN610, Mk. I
s/n FN610
FN 610
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2020-10-27
Seamew FN611, Mk. I
s/n FN611
FN 611
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-12 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN612, Mk. I
s/n FN612
FN 612
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2020-10-27
Seamew FN613, Mk. I
s/n FN613
FN 613
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-April-11 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN614,
s/n FN614
FN 614
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-March-04 Struck off Strength 2022-03-21
Seamew FN615, Mk. I
s/n FN615
FN 615
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2020-10-27
Seamew FN616, Mk. I
s/n FN616
FN 616
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-February-09 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN618, Mk. I
s/n FN618
FN 618
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-April-03 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
Seamew FN619, Mk. I
s/n FN619
FN 619
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2020-10-27
Seamew FN620, Mk. I
s/n FN620
FN 620
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-April-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN622, Mk. I
s/n FN622
FN 622
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-12 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN623, Mk. I
s/n FN623
FN 623
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2020-10-27
Seamew FN625, Mk. I
s/n FN625
FN 625
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-April-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN627, Mk. I
s/n FN627
FN 627
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-28 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN629, Mk. I
s/n FN629
FN 629
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-12 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN630, Mk. I
s/n FN630
FN 630
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-April-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN631, Mk. I
s/n FN631
FN 631
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-February-02 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN632, Mk. I
s/n FN632
FN 632
last update: 2025-February-05
1943-April-06 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
1944-February-08 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN633, Mk. I
s/n FN633
FN 633
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-28 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN634, Mk. I
s/n FN634
FN 634
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-28 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN635, Mk. I
s/n FN635
FN 635
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-February-09 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN636, Mk. I
s/n FN636
FN 636
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-February-02 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN637, Mk. I
s/n FN637
FN 637
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2020-10-27
Seamew FN638, Mk. I
s/n FN638
FN 638
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-May-19 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN639, Mk. I
s/n FN639
FN 639
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-February-02 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN640, Mk. I
s/n FN640
FN 640
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-April-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN641, Mk. I
s/n FN641
FN 641
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-February-02 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew FN642, Mk. I
s/n FN642
FN 642
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-28 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew JW576, Mk. I
s/n JW576
JW 576
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-April-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew JW577, Mk. I
s/n JW577
JW 577
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-February-02 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew JW578, Mk. I
s/n JW578
JW 578
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-February-02 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew JW580, Mk. I
s/n JW580
JW 580
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-April-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew JW581, Mk. I
s/n JW581
JW 581
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-February-02 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew JW582, Mk. I
s/n JW582
JW 582
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-February-02 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew JW583, Mk. I
s/n JW583
JW 583
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew JW614, Mk. I
s/n JW614
JW 614
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-03 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew JW615, Mk. I
s/n JW615
JW 615
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-April-11 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew JW616, Mk. I
s/n JW616
JW 616
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-February-02 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew JW617, Mk. I
s/n JW617
JW 617
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-April-11 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew JW618, Mk. I
s/n JW618
JW 618
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-May-11 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew JW621, Mk. I
s/n JW621
JW 621
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-February-09 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew JW622, Mk. I
s/n JW622
JW 622
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-28 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew JW634, Mk. I
s/n JW634
JW 634
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-12 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew JW638, Mk. I
s/n JW638
JW 638
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-January-28 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew JW640, Mk. I
s/n JW640
JW 640
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-February-09 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20
Seamew JW642, Mk. I
s/n JW642
JW 642
last update: 2025-February-05
1944-April-13 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Royal Navy 2019-08-20