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Background Information:
The first version of the SH-3 is over 35 years old. The SH-3 was replaced by the SH-60 Sea Hawk as the Navy's ASUW helicopter. The replacing transition was completed in the mid 1990s. The remaining Sea King helicopters have been configured for logistical support and search and rescue missions.
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The SH-3 is a twin engine, all-weather helicopter. The SH-3H model is used by the Navy
Reserves to detect, classify, track and destroy enemy submarines. It also provides logistical support and a search and rescue capability. The UH-3H model is utility configured for logistical support and search and rescue missions. The VH-3A model supports the Executive Transport Mission.
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| Contractor: | Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Technologies, Stratford Conn. |
| Propulsion: | 2 General Electric T56-GE-402 engines |
| Length: | 73 feet (21.9 meters) |
| Fuselage length: | 54 feet 9 inches (16.5 meters) |
| Height: | 17 feet (5.1 meters) |
| Weight: | 11,865 pounds (5,340 kg) |
| Maximum Takeoff Weight: | 21,000 pounds (9450 kg) |
| Range: | 542 nautical miles (623 statute miles; 997 km) |
| Ceiling: | 14,700 feet (4,400 meters) |
| Speed: | 120 knots (138 mph; 217.6 kmph) |
| Unit Cost: | $6.4 million |
| Crew: | four |
| Armament: | 2 Mk-46 torpedoes |
| Date Deployed: | first flight in March 1959; operational: June 1961 |
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