spats. The Nimrod had been replaced by more modern designs such as the Sea Gladiator by May 1939, before the start of World War II. Variants Nimrod I FAA: 477 hp (356 kW) Rolls-Royce Kestrel IIMS piston engine; 57 built. Nimrod II FAA: modified swept-wing version, powered by a 608 hp (453 kW) Rolls-Royce Kestrel IIS or VFp piston engine; 30 built. Danish Nimrod Hawker built pattern aircraft, powered by a Rolls-Royce Kestrel IIIS piston engine; two built and exported to Denmark. Nimrodderne Single-seat fighter aircraft for the Royal Danish Navy; ten built under licence in Denmark. AXH1 A single Hawker Nimrod I supplied to the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service for evaluation in 1934. Operators Marinens Flyvevæsen (Royal Danish Navy Aviation) received two aircraft called Nimrødderne. A further ten were built locally under licence between 1934–35 at Orlogsværftet; called L.B.V (Landbased Biplane 5). The eight survivors were German spoils of war in 1940. Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service received one aircraft, designated AXH. Portuguese Air Force received one aircraft. Fleet Air Arm 713 Naval Air Squadron (713 NAS) 759 Naval Air Squadron (759 NAS) 780 Naval Air Squadron (780 NAS) 781 Naval Air Squadron (781 NAS) 800 Naval Air Squadron (800 NAS) 801 Naval Air Squadron (801 NAS) 802 Naval Air Squadron (802 NAS) 803 Naval Air Squadron (803 NAS) No. 404 (Fleet Fighter) Flight FAA (404 Flt) No. 408 (Fleet Fighter) Flight FAA (408 Flt) No. 1 Flying Training School RAF (1 FTS) Survivors Two Nimrods survive, both airworthy and are based at the Imperial War Museum's Duxford Aerodrome, Cambridgeshire. Both served with No. 802 Squadron. Nimrod I; S1581, G-BWWK is operated by The Fighter Collection. It is the fourth production Mk. I, dating from late 1931 and from the first batch built. Nimrod II; K3661, G-BURZ is operated by the Historic Aircraft Collection. It is the penultimate FAA Nimrod, built in early 1934. Specifications (Nimrod Mk I) See also References Notes Bibliography Crawford, Alex. Hawker Fury & Nimrod. Sandomierz, Poland/Redbourn, UK: Mushroom Model Publications, 2007. . Ellis, Ken. Wrecks & Relics. Manchester, UK: Crécy, 2010. . Hannah, Donald. Hawker FlyPast Reference Library. Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK: Key Publishing Ltd., 1982. . Holmes, Tony. Jane's Vintage Aircraft Recognition Guide. London: Harper Collins, 2005. . James, Derek N. Hawker, an Aircraft Album No. 5. New York: Arco Publishing Company, 1973. . Mason, Francis K. Hawker Aircraft since 1920. London: Putnam,