Shackleton Project

Role	Long range Maritime patrol, anti-submarine, warfare, rescue
Crew	13
Country of origin	UK
First flew
- Prototype	1949 (Mk.1), 1955 (Mk.3)
- Production (Mk.3)	1955
Dimensions
- Length	92ft 6in (28.19m)
- Span	119ft 10in (36.52m)
- Height	23ft 4in (7.11m)
Weight
- Empty	100 000lbs (45 360kg)
Power Plant	Four Rolls Royce Friffon 57A piston engines of 2 455hp (1 831kW) each
Speed	302mph (486km/h)
Radius of Action	6782km
Service Ceiling	19 200ft (5 852m)( typical service height 460m )