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The Short Empire or '''S.23''' was a passenger and mail carrying Flying Boat , of the 1930s and 1940s , which flew between Britain and British colonies in Africa , Asia and Australia . It was manufactured by Short Brothers and was the precursor to the more famous Short Sunderland of World War II . The Empire was officially known as the C-class and each aircraft was christened with a name beginning with C. The first aircraft, G-ADHL 'Canopus', was completed in June 1936 and launched on 2 July . A total of 42 Empires were built, all at Short's Rochester factory. Names of the Short S23 seaplanes include: Cavalier, Caledonia, Calpurnia, Cameronian, Canopus, Capella, Caribou, Cassiopeia, Castor, Centaurus, Corinna, Coogee, Coriolanus, and Corsair. Imperial Airways (and its successor BOAC ), Qantas and TEAL operated the Short Empire. The Short Empire could carry 5 crew, 17 passengers, and 4,480 lb / 2035 kg of cargo. It had four Bristol Pegasus engines, each generating 910 hp / 680 kW. Its wing span was 114 ft / 35 metres and its length was 88 ft / 27 metres. It weighed 24,500 lb / 11 tonnes empty and 40,500 lb / 18 tonnes loaded. Its maximum speed was 174 knots / 320 km per hour. List of aircraft: Registration Name Operator S.23 G-ADHL ''Canopus'' IAL / BOAC G-ADHM ''Caledonia'' " " G-ADUV ''Cambria'' " " G-ADUW ''Castor'' " " G-ADUX ''Cassiopea'' " " G-ADVB ''Corsair'' " " G-AETV ''Coriolanus'' " " G-AETX ''Ceres'' " " G-AETY ''Clio'' IAL/BOAC - to RAF as ''AX659'' 9/7/40 G-AETZ ''Circe'' IAL/BOAC G-AEUB ''Camilla'' IAL/BOAC - to QANTAS as VH-ADU 8/42 G-AEUC ''Corinna'' IAL/BOAC G-AEUD ''Cordelia'' IAL/BOAC - to RAF as ''AX660'' 9/7/40 (1) G-AEUE ''Cameronian'' IAL/BOAC G-AEUF ''Corinthian'' IAL/BOAC VH-ABA ''Carpentaria'' QANTAS - to BOAC as G-AFBJ 8/42 VH-ABD ''Corio'' QANTAS - to IAL/BOAC as G-AEUH 9/39 VH-ABE ''Coorong'' QANTAS - to IAL/BOAC as G-AEUI 9/39 VH-ABF ''Cooee'' QANTAS - to BOAC as G-AFBL 8/42 (1) - returned to BOAC and previous identity - 19/9/41 S.30 G-AFCT ''Champion'' IAL/BOAC G-AFCX ''Clyde'' " " G-AFCY ''Captain Cook'' QANTAS - to TEAL as ZK-AMC ''Awarua'' 3/40 G-AFCZ ''Clare'' IAL/BOAC G-AFDA ''Aotearoa'' To TEAL as ZK-AMA 3/40 G-AFKZ ''Cathay'' IAL/BOAC S.33 G-AFPZ ''Clifton'' IAL/BOAC - to QANTAS as VH-ACD 8/42 G-AFRA ''Cleopatra'' IAL/BOAC MILITARY OPERATORS
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