Sopwith Bat Boat

Bat Boat
The first Sopwith Bat Boat in the factory at Kingston-Upon-Thames c. 1913.
Role Flying boat
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Sopwith Aviation Company
First flight 1913
Introduction 1913
Retired 1915
Primary users Royal Naval Air Service
Kaiserliche Marine
Greek Navy
Number built 6

The Sopwith Bat Boats were British flying boats designed and built from 1912 to 1914. A single-engined pusher biplane, the Bat Boat was the first successful flying boat and amphibious aircraft built in the United Kingdom, with examples used by the Royal Navy and by Greece and Germany.

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