Complex sentence: The Short Type 320 was designed to meet an official requirement for a seaplane to carry a Mark IX torpedo, larger than the earlier Short 184 it was a typical Short folder design of the time.
Split into simpler sentences: The Short Type 320 was designed to meet an official requirement for a seaplane to carry a Mark IX torpedo. Larger than the earlier Short 184 it was a typical Short folder design of the time.