5/20/2003. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "Short S.38 (also known as S.A.1) Sturgeon, showing prototype, designed as naval reconnaissance bomber first flight in June 1946. Other versions: S.38 (also known as S.A.1) Sturgeon PR.Mk.1, production naval reconnaissance bomber; S.39 (also known as S.A.2) Sturgeon TT.Mk.2, carrier-based target-tug, with lengthened nose section; S.B.9 Sturgeon TT.Mk.3 land-based naval target-tug, photographic nose and all deck arrester gear removed, and hydraulic wing wingfolding gear replaced by manually operated mechanism. All versions were powered by two 2,080 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin 140 engines."

Span: (Mk.1) 59 ft 11 in, 18.26 m; (Mk.2 & Mk.3) 59 ft 9 in, 18.21 m
Length: (Mk.1) 45 ft 4.25 in, 13.82 m; (Mk.2) 48 ft 11 in, 14.91 m; (Mk.3) 42 ft 2 in, 12.85 m
Height: 13 ft 2.5 in, 4.03 m
Speed: 366 mph, 589 kmh