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Anti-submarine warfare , search and rescue , transport and utility helicopter
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King is a anti-submarine warfare , search and rescue , transport and utility helicopter originating in United States. The cited manufacturer or builder is Sikorsky Aircraft.
United StatesAnti-submarine warfare , search and rescue , transport and utility helicopter
United States
Sikorsky Aircraft
In service
United States Navy (historical) Italian Navy (historical) Brazilian Navy (historical) Argentine Naval Aviation
1,300+
1959–1970s
1961
11 March 1959
Retired by United States Navy in 2006
Sikorsky S-61L/N Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King Westland Sea King
Sikorsky S-61R Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk
2 flight crew + 2 sonar operators
(S-61A transport) 26 troops, or 15 stretchers, or 12 VIP passengers
54 ft 9 in (16.69 m)
16 ft 4 in (4.98 m) (rotors folded)
16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)
11,865 lb (5,382 kg)
18,626 lb (8,449 kg) (ASW mission)
21,500 lb (9,752 kg)
2 × General Electric T58-GE-10 turboshaft engines, 1,400 shp (1,044 kW) each (total power limited to 2,500 hp (1,864 kW) by main gearbox)
62 ft 0 in (18.90 m)
144 kn (166 mph, 267 km/h)
118 kn (136 mph, 219 km/h) for max range
542 nmi (625 mi, 1,005 km) with max fuel, 10% reserves
14,700 ft (4,480 m)
2,200 ft/min (11.2 m/s) at sea level
3,019 sq ft (280.5 m 2 )
NACA 0012
Up to 840 lb (380 kg) of weapons total
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 16.69 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ArgentinaNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: UH-3H Sea King. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Medium. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
EgyptAir Force exact named equipment holdings: AS-61. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Medium. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
IranReported count for Sikorsky SH-3 · S-61/ASH-3D. Service scope: Islamic Republic of Iran Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 8. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
PeruNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: UH-3H Sea King. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Medium. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Saudi ArabiaRoyal Flight exact named equipment holdings: AS-61. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Medium. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
United StatesReported count for VH-3D Sea King. Service scope: Marine Corps; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 11. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
VenezuelaReported count for AS-61D. Service scope: Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 2. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
United States Navy (historical) Italian Navy (historical) Brazilian Navy (historical) Argentine Naval Aviation
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