SH-3 Sea King
The SH-3 Sea King served as the Navy’s most capable anti-submarine helicopter for more than two decades. With powerful engines and a unique boat-shaped hull and inflatable pontoons, the Sea King offered new levels of safety and capability in a variety of missions including search and rescue, mine sweeping, as the President’s helicopter “Marine One”, and in Apollo astronaut recovery.
Specifications
| Crew | four |
| Capacity | three passengers |
| Length | 54 ft 9 in (16.7 m) |
| Rotor diameter | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Height | 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) |
| Disc area | 3019 ft² (284 m²) |
| Empty weight | 11,865 lb (5,382 kg) |
| Loaded weight | 18,626 lb (8,449 kg) |
| Max. takeoff weight | 22,050 lb (10,000 kg) |
| Powerplant | 2 × General Electric T58-GE-10 turboshafts, 1,400 shp (1045 kW) each |
| Maximum speed | 166 mph (267 km/h) |
| Range | 621 mi (1,000 km) |
| Service ceiling | 14,700 ft (4,481 m) |
| Rate of climb | 1,310–2,220 ft/min (400–670 m/min) |
| Armament |
2× Mk 46/44 anti-submarine torpedoes (SH-3H) Various sonobuoys and pyrotechnic devices B-57 nuclear depth charge |
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