SH-3H Sea King

SH-3H Sea King ASW (Anti-submarine warfare helicopter) – 163

Manufacturer: Sikorsky Aircraft

First flight: 11 March 1959

Introduction: 1961

Produced: 1959-1970s

Number built: 796

Unit cost $6.4 million

Crew: 4 (2 pilots, 2 ASW systems operators)

Capacity: 3 passengers

Length: 16.7 m

Rotor diameter: 19 m

Height: 5.13 m

Disc area: 280.5 m²

Empty weight: 5,382 kg

Loaded weight: 8,449 kg

Max. takeoff weight: 10,000 kg

Powerplant: 2× General Electric T58-GE-10 turboshafts, 1,400 shp (1045 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 267 km/h

Range: 1,000 km

Service ceiling: 4,481 m

Rate of climb: 400-670 m/min

Armament

2× Mark-46/44 anti-submarine torpedoes (SH-3H)

Various sonobuoys and pyrotechnic devices

B-57 Nuclear depth charge (The B57 was produced in six versions (mods) with explosive yields ranging from 5 to 20 kilotons. Mod 0 was 5 kt, Mod 1 and Mod 2 were 10 kt, Mod 3 and Mod 4 were 15 kt, and Mod 5 was 20 kt)