MARTIN PBM MARINER
MARINER SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | The Martin Aircraft Co., Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Model: | Martin Model 162 |
| Designation: | PBM |
| Name: | Mariner |
| First official flight: | (XPBM-1) 18/02/1939 |
| Factory production period: | 1938 - 1949 |
| Primary service period: | 1940 - 1952 |
| Last official flight: | (PBM-5G) 1958 |
MARINER VARIANTS
| 1939 | Model 162 | XPBM-1 | 1 | |
| 1940 | Model 162 | PBM-1 | 20 | Total: 0021 |
| 1942 | Model 162 | XPBM-2 | 1 | Total: 0001 |
| 1942 | Model 162B | PBM-3R | 49 | |
| 1942 | Model 162B | XPBM-3E | 1 | |
| 1942 | Model 162B | PBM-3C | 274 | |
| 1943 | Model 162B | Mariner GR.Mk. I | 32 | |
| 1943 | Model 162B | PBM-3D | 259 | |
| 1943 | Model 162B | PBM-3S | 94 | Total: 0709 |
| 1943 | Model 162 | XPBM-5 | 2 | |
| 1944 | Model 162 | PBM-5 | 629 | |
| 1947 | Model 162 | XPBM-5A | 1 | |
| 1948 | Model 162 | PBM-5A | 36 | Total: 0668 |
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Grand Total: 1399 |
MARINER PRODUCTION
XPBM-1
Prototype twin engined patrol bomber flying boat.
Produced 1938 - 1939
Martin Baltimore, Maryland (M)
| BuNo.0796 | ? |
Total: 0001 |
PBM-1
As XPBM-1, angled tailplanes and fins.
Produced 1940 - 1941
Martin Baltimore, Maryland (M)
| BuNo.1246 | ? | |
| BuNo.1248 / 1266 | ? |
Total: 0020 |
XPBM-2
As PBM-1, prototype catapult testbed.
Produced 1942
Martin Baltimore, Maryland (M)
| BuNo.1247 | ? |
Total: 0001 |
PBM-3
- As PBM-1, fixed floats, engine / nacelle
upgrade,
4-bladed props. Built in the following variants:
PBM-3R
As PBM-3, unarmed cargo version, side cargo
door, strengthened floor, 20 passenger seats.
Produced 1942 - 1943
Martin Middle River, Maryland (M)
| BuNo.6455 | ? | |
| BuNo.6457 / 6504 | ? |
Total: 0049 |
XPBM-3E
As PBM-3, prototype for radar development.
Produced 1942
Martin Middle River, Maryland (M)
| BuNo.6456 | ? |
Total: 0001 |
PBM-3C
As PBM-3, equipment upgrade,
later had dorsal search radar fitted.
4 transferred to USCG.
Produced 1942 - 1943
Martin Middle River, Maryland (M)
|
BuNo.6505 / 6754 - 12 to RAAF as PBM-3R, A70-1 / A70-12. |
? | |
| BuNo.01650 / 01673 | ? |
Total: 0274 |
Mariner GR.Mk. I
As PBM-3, version for the RAF.
6 returned to USN in 1944 as PBM-3B.
Produced 1943 - 1944
Martin Middle River, Maryland (M)
| (RAF) JX100 / JX131 | ? |
Total: 0032 |
PBM-3D
As PBM-3C, engine / armament upgrade,
dorsal search radar fitted as standard.
Produced 1943 - 1944
Martin Middle River, Maryland (M)
| BuNo.45205 / 45274 | ? | |
| BuNo.45277 / 45404 | ? | |
| BuNo.48124 | ? | |
| BuNo.48164 / 48223 | ? |
Total: 0259 |
PBM-3S
As PBM-3C, ASW version, reduced armament.
Produced 1943 - 1944
Martin Middle River, Maryland (M)
| BuNo.01674 / 01728 | ? | |
| BuNo.48125 / 48163 | ? |
Total: 0094 |
PBM-4 - 1941, projected version with engine upgrade,
cancelled.
180 of variant PBM-4E cancelled.
XPBM-5
As PBM-3D, engine upgrade.
Produced 1943
Martin Middle River, Maryland (M)
| BuNo.45275, 45276 | ? |
Total: 0002 |
PBM-5
As XPBM-5, engine upgrade, radar equipped
versions delivered as PBM-5E.
Produced 1944 - 1945
Martin Middle River, Maryland (M)
| BuNo.45405 / 45444 | ? | |
|
BuNo.59000 / 59348 - 4 factory converted as PBM-5A. |
? | |
| BuNo.84590 / 84789 | ? | |
| BuNo.85136 / 85160 | ? | |
| BuNo.98602 / 98616 | ? |
Total: 0629 |
| 757 additional airframes cancelled. | ||
XPBM-5A
As XPBM-5, amphibious version with
retractable tricycle undercarriage.
Produced 1947
Martin Middle River, Maryland (M)
| BuNo.59349 | ? |
Total: 0001 |
PBM-5A
As XPBM-5A, production version mainly for USCG.
Produced 1948 - 1949
Martin Middle River, Maryland (M)
| BuNo.122067 / 122086 | ? | |
| BuNo.122468 / 122471 | ? | |
| BuNo.122602 / 122613 | ? |
Total: 0036 |
|
Grand Total: 1399 |
MARINER CONVERSIONS
US Navy
| XPBM-1A | 1 | XPBM-1, conversion for armament testing. |
| PBM-5G | 24 | PBM-5, USCG designation for SAR duties. |
| PBM-5M | 1 | PBM-5, conversion for missile tests. Also designated PBM-5C. |
| PBM-5N | 1 | PBM-5, conversion for night operations. |
| PBM-5S | 1+ | PBM-5, specialized ASW equipment fitted. |
| (PBM-5S2) | 1 | PBM-5S, Korean War conversion wit upgraded radar. |
| XP5M-1 | 1 | PBM-5(98616), 1948, conversion as XP5M-1 Marlin prototype. |
FOREIGN MILITARY / CIVILIAN SERVICE
- Mariners in service during and post World War II with Argentina,
Australia, The Netherlands and Uruguay.
- Several Mariners used briefly on the civil market as cargo transports.
MARTIN P5M MARLIN
MARLIN SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | The Martin Aircraft Co., Baltimore, Maryland, USA (In 1956, became The Martin Co.) |
| Models: | Martin Model 237, 313 |
| Designations: | P5M; P7M, P-5 |
| Name: | Marlin |
| First official flight: | (XP5M-1) 30/05/1948 (P5M-1) 22/06/1951 |
| Factory production period: | 1950 - 1960 |
| Primary service period: | 1952 - 1966 |
| Last official flight: | (SP-5B) 1967 |
MARLIN VARIANTS
| 1951 | Model 237A | P5M-1 | 160 | |
| 1954 | Model 237A | P5M-1G | 7 | Total: 167 |
| 1954 | Model 237B | P5M-2 | 115 | |
| 1956 | Model 237B | P5M-2G | 4 | Total: 119 |
|
Grand Total: 286 |
MARLIN PRODUCTION
| XP5M-1 | Model 237, 1948, PBM-5
(BuNo. 98616), prototype patrol flying boat, fuselage extension, single tail, engine upgrade, various changes. |
P5M-1
As XP5M-1, redesigned fuselage, cockpit, nose radome.
Produced 1950 - 1954
Martin Middle River, Maryland (M)
| BuNo.124910 / 124914 | ? | |
| BuNo.126490 / 126511 | ? | |
| BuNo.127696 / 127719 | ? | |
| BuNo.130265 / 130351 | ? | |
| BuNo.135452 / 135473 | ? |
Total: 160 |
| 3 additional airframes cancelled. | ||
P5M-1G
As P5M-1, unarmed SAR version for USCG. To USN
in 1961 as P5M-1T crew trainers, BuNo.149825 / 149831.
Produced 1954
Martin Middle River, Maryland (M)
| 1284 / 1287 | ? | |
| 1295 / 1297 | ? |
Total: 007 |
P5M-2
As P5M-1, T-tail, MAD boom, engine upgrade,
various improvements.
Produced 1953 - 1960
Martin Middle River, Maryland (M)
| BuNo.135474 / 135543 | ? | |
| BuNo.137846 / 137848 | ? | |
| BuNo.140140 / 140150 | ? | |
| BuNo.141252 / 141258 | ? | |
|
BuNo.146440 / 146445 - 6 to French Navy. |
? | |
|
BuNo.147539 / 147542 - 4 to French Navy. |
? | |
|
Bu.No.147575, 147576 - 2 to French Navy. |
? | |
| BuNo.147926 / 147937 | ? |
Total: 115 |
| 10 additional airframes cancelled. | ||
P5M-2G
As P5M-2, unarmed SAR version for USCG. To USN
in 1961 as P5M-2T crew trainers, BuNo.149832 / 149835.
Produced 1956
Martin Middle River, Maryland (M)
| 1312, 1318 | ? | |
| 1319, 1320 | ? |
Total: 004 |
(Model 313) P5M-3 - Prototype 4 engined variant, later with
jet engine and BLC system as the P7M-1.
Mock-up only built in 1956.
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Grand Total: 286 |
MARLIN CONVERSIONS
US Navy
| P5M-1S | 80 | P5M-1, conversions with ASW detection equipment. |
| P5M-2S | 1+ | P5M-2, conversions with ASW detection equipment. |
US Navy (1962 redesignations)
| P-5A | 1+ | 1962, redesignation of the P5M-1. |
| SP-5A | 80 | 1962, redesignation of the P5M-1S. |
| TP-5A | 7 | 1962, redesignation of the P5M-1T. |
| P-5B | 1+ | 1962, redesignation of the P5M-2. |
| SP-5B | 1+ | 1962, redesignation of the P5M-2S. |