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The Vought OS2U Kingfisher is an American catapult-launched observation floatplane. It was a compact mid-wing monoplane , with a large central float and small stabilizing floats. Performance was modest because of its low-powered engine .
The Shaldag-class patrol boat (Hebrew: שלדג, Kingfisher) is a small but fast class of patrol boats developed for the Israeli Navy and launched in 1989, [1] it has since seen service with several other navies. It is designed for security tasks where high intercept speeds are required, such as interdiction of terrorism and illegal smuggling.
The Bird-class patrol vessel was a class of large patrol boat built for the Royal Navy.There were five in total: Kingfisher, Cygnet, Peterel, Sandpiper and Redpole. The class was designed for patrol and fishery protection tasks in coastal and inshore territorial waters. [1]
The Kingfisher class was an attempt to build a patrol vessel under 600 tons, due to the lack of clauses on vessels this size in the London Naval Treaty of 1930. It was intended it would escort coastal shipping in wartime.
The Marine Protector-class patrol boat is a type of coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard. The 87-foot-long (27 m) vessels are based on the Stan 2600 design by Damen Group and were built by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana. Almost all of these boats have been delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard, which has named them after ...
In 1978, Kingfisher and sister ship Cygnet were deployed on Operation Grenada, the Royal Navy's standing patrol off the coast of Northern Ireland to stop arms smuggling to paramilitary groups during the Troubles. [3] Kingfisher continued her patrol duties as part of the Northern Ireland Squadron through the 1980s and into the 1990s. [4]
Launched as Kingfisher is an IMOCA 60 monohull sailing yacht, designed by Owen Clarke Design, [1] Rob Humphreys [2] and Giovanni Belgranno and constructed by Marten Marine in New Zealand. [ 3 ] Racing Results
The Anderson EA-1 Kingfisher is a US two-seat amphibious aircraft designed and marketed for homebuilding. [1] It was the work of Earl William Anderson, a Pan Am airline captain, who flew the prototype on 24 April 1969. By 1978, 200 sets of kits for the plane had been sold, and 100 Kingfishers were reported to be under construction.