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| | First World War.com - Encyclopedia - Sea Scouts |
 | | The SSZ model (Sea Scout Zero), introduced in September 1916, was the most popular of the three types of Sea Scout produced, with some 66 manufactured by the close of the war, each costing around £4,000-£5,000 to build; it was a marked improvement upon its immediate predecessor, the Sea Scout Pusher (SSP). |
 | | The maximum speed of the Sea Scout was approximately 85kph (thereby meeting a speed requirement for airships laid down earlier by First Sea Lord Admiral John Fisher). |
 | | The Sea Scout, some 112 feet long, was typically manned by three people: a wireless/telegraphist operator in the front cockpit (armed with a machine gun, chiefly to detonate floating mines), the pilot in the centre seat and an engineer aft. |
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