16 April 1914

The Sopwith Schneider Cup Seaplane, having been dispatched from Kingston by rail and sea, arrived at Monaco on 16 April 1914. There it would undergo additional testing and modification for the forthcoming Cup race. The Schneider seaplane was a more powerful version of the military 'Tabloid' scout, mounted on floats and powered by a 100 HP Gnome Monosoupape nine-cylinder air-cooled rotary engine.