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Supermarine Southampton: Watertight compartments

In researching the marvellous and influential Southampton, I’m trying to uncover specific details about some of its features.
Of the Mk 1s, they had a wooden construction double hull (i.e. inner and outer), the space between the double bottom having 10 watertight compartments. It is this specific detail that I would like more information on. Does anyone have schematics/ diagrams that focus on this specifically? I would love to know more about this feature of the flying boat.

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By: Fargo Boyle - 21st December 2023 at 01:03

 I wouldn’t know who to contact there but presumably the RAF Museum must have information gathered during their restoration of N9899?

I would also suggest Solent Sky might have something in their archives

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