Powered by two Alvis Leonides 531 radial engines, the Pembroke was a high-wing cabin monoplane and operated in two roles: in T.Mk.1 form it served as a navigation and anti-submarine trainer, the C.Mks. 1 and 2 were flown in the transport role. However, these were land planes and not COD (carrier on-board delivery) aircraft. Pembrokes operated in both roles from 1954 to 1972 and as a navigation trainer until 1978, when it was replaced by the Handley Page Jetstream.