How much a loaded Swordfish weighed

How much did a Fairey Swordfish weigh?

About 4,195 pounds empty and approximately 7,580 pounds at full operating weight.

The Swordfish weighed about 4,195 pounds empty, or just under 1.9 tons. Its full operating weight was roughly 7,580 pounds, about 3.4 tons. The difference represents the crew, fuel, weapon, and other stores that turned a light airframe into a heavily laden strike aircraft. Those figures help quantify why Illustrious needed maximum wind over the deck and careful handling to launch torpedo-armed Swordfish at night.