Originally Posted by
Kitbag
As best as I can tell, only fixed wing aircraft with a proper arrestor hook or other major modification (SHar) were prefixed 'Sea' in Royal Navy service, with notable exceptions of Gannet, Buccaneer etc which had naval connotations in the name. There is no precedent for the F-35B Lightning II to be a 'Sea' Lightning, and given that the majority of the type will be light blue it would be silly to have that variation.
Ah yes, the Scimitar and Phantom. Also Avenger and Wyvern, Wessex, Wasp, Lynx, Merlin.
I wonder if fewer were prefixed Sea than not.