Wight Type 840

The Wight Seaplane, Admiralty Type 840 was a large seaplane along the same lines as the Short Type 184. It had folding overhung wings. Like all Wight seaplanes, the main floats were long enough to eliminate the need for a rear float. A fair number of them were ordered and used, but they were never as numerous as the Short 184.

While orders were placed for sixty-six, several were not finished because the planes did not live up to expectations. The served around the British Isles and out of Gibraltar.