Float-equipped Swordfish were a regular part of Royal Navy battleship aviation in 1939-1941. Warspite used one at Narvik. The floats did not prevent the aircraft from taking off with a torpedo. Tender-supported Swordfish could therefore provide reconnaissance and attack capability in distant waters where Britain needed to protect trade against surface raiders.
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Float Swordfish could provide reconnaissance and torpedo attack
Float-equipped Swordfish served aboard Royal Navy battleships and could carry torpedoes, giving a tender network a strike capability against surface raiders.