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SH-3H Sea King HS-8 with diver 1982.JPEG
US Navy's SH-3 Sea King in 1982.
Role Helicopter
National origin USA
Manufacturer Sikorsky.
First flight March 11th, 1959.
Status Active
Primary user US Navy
Unit cost 6.4 millions $.

The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King is a famous helicopter made in the USA by a company called Sikorsky. It was used by the U.S. Navy for many years, from 1961 to 2006. Its main jobs were finding and stopping submarines, helping with search and rescue missions, and carrying people or supplies.

Other countries like Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom also built the Sea King under a special agreement for their own military forces. The civilian version of this helicopter is known as the Sikorsky S-61.

What Makes the Sea King Special?

The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King is a powerful helicopter with two engines. It has a main rotor with five blades, which helps it fly and lift heavy things. This helicopter is built from strong metal, making it very durable.

It can carry special weapons like torpedos to attack submarines or naval missiles such as the American Harpoon or the French Exocet. Besides weapons, the Sea King can also carry up to 15 passengers or injured people. The cockpit where the pilots sit is designed for two people: a pilot and a co-pilot.

Who Uses the Sea King?

The Sea King has been used by many different countries around the world. As of 2013, or in the past, it was used by:

It's important to know that some countries used a version of the Sea King made in Britain. You can find more information about those helicopters by looking up the Westland Sea King.

Images for kids

  • XHSS-2 Sea King water landing trials

    XHSS-2 Sea King prototype

  • SH-3A Sea Kings of HS-6 flying over USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) c1963

    SH-3As of HS-6 above Kearsarge in the early 1960s

  • SH-3A HS-1 water landing NAN 8-64

    SH-3A landing on the sea in 1964

  • SH-3H sonar HS-8 CV-64 1989

    SH-3H deploying a dipping sonar, 1989

  • US Navy 031029-N-5067K-031 Several UH-3H Sea King helicopters depart Montgomery Field

    Several UH-3H Sea Kings taking flight to fight the Cedar Fire in San Diego, California, in 2003

  • Marine One Whitehouse

    U.S. Marine Corps VH-3 Sea King, operating as Marine One, landing on the south lawn of the White House

  • SH-3 Sea King of HC-1 recovers Apollo 17 astronauts off USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14), 19 December 1972 (Ap17-S72-55974)

    A SH-3D Sea King helps recover Apollo 17. Ticonderoga is in the background

  • Sikorsky HH-3A Sea King of HC-7 landing aboard USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31), circa in the late 1960s

    HH-3A on Bon Homme Richard

  • Sea King VH3A

    Army One, a VH-3A "Sea King" that served in the Presidential fleet from 1961 to 1976, on permanent display at the Nixon Library

  • Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King of HC-1 refuels from USS Bagley (FF-1069) on 9 March 1981 (6395673)

    SH-3G in 1981

  • CH-124 Sea King

    Canadian Sikorsky CH-124A Sea King

  • SeaKing AEW 849Sqn CVN-73 1998

    Westland Sea King AEW.2A of the Royal Navy in 1998

  • Brazilian navy SH-3 Sea King (2)

    A Brazilian Sea King

  • Iranian navy's sikorsky SH-3 sea king in velayat-90 naval exercise

    An Iranian Navy Sea King in 2012

  • 51-8158 Sikorsky S-61 JSDF NGO 20MAY03 (8409035818)

    A Sikorsky S-61 of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force

  • LACS N950DF Sea King

    LASD's Rescue 5, flies offshore near Rancho Palos Verdes.

See also

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