Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
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The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King is an American twin-engine anti-submarine warfare and search-and-rescue helicopter widely used by the U.S. Navy and numerous other navies around the world.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King canonical | 2 |
| Helicopter, Anti-Submarine, Sikorsky | 1 |
| SH-3 Sea King | 1 |
| Sikorsky H-3 Sea King family | 1 |
| Sikorsky S-61 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5491797 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King Context triple: [CH-124 Sea King, basedOn, Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King]
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A.
Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King
The Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King is a twin-engine, medium-lift helicopter used by the United States Marine Corps as a presidential transport aircraft.
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B.
Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk
The Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk is a twin-engine, multi-mission U.S. Navy helicopter used primarily for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, and maritime support operations.
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C.
CH-124 Sea King
The CH-124 Sea King is a Canadian naval variant of the Sikorsky Sea King helicopter that served for decades in anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, and maritime patrol roles.
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D.
MH-60 Black Hawk
The MH-60 Black Hawk is a special operations variant of the UH-60 helicopter, optimized for low-level, night, and covert missions with advanced avionics and mission equipment.
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E.
Westland Sea King
The Westland Sea King is a British-built, twin-engine amphibious helicopter widely used for search and rescue, anti-submarine warfare, and transport missions by various military forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King Target entity description: The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King is an American twin-engine anti-submarine warfare and search-and-rescue helicopter widely used by the U.S. Navy and numerous other navies around the world.
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A.
Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King
The Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King is a twin-engine, medium-lift helicopter used by the United States Marine Corps as a presidential transport aircraft.
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B.
Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk
The Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk is a twin-engine, multi-mission U.S. Navy helicopter used primarily for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, and maritime support operations.
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C.
CH-124 Sea King
The CH-124 Sea King is a Canadian naval variant of the Sikorsky Sea King helicopter that served for decades in anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, and maritime patrol roles.
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D.
MH-60 Black Hawk
The MH-60 Black Hawk is a special operations variant of the UH-60 helicopter, optimized for low-level, night, and covert missions with advanced avionics and mission equipment.
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E.
Westland Sea King
The Westland Sea King is a British-built, twin-engine amphibious helicopter widely used for search and rescue, anti-submarine warfare, and transport missions by various military forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-submarine warfare helicopter
ⓘ
military helicopter ⓘ |
| armamentOption |
depth charges
ⓘ
sonobuoys ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| civilVariant |
Sikorsky S-61L
ⓘ
linked to:
Sikorsky S-61
Sikorsky S-61N ⓘ
linked to:
Sikorsky S-61
|
| configuration | single main rotor with tail rotor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| crewRole |
copilot
ⓘ
pilot ⓘ rescue crewman ⓘ sensor operator ⓘ |
| designedFor |
anti-submarine warfare from aircraft carriers
ⓘ
shipborne operations ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Sikorsky S-61 ⓘ |
| engineModel | General Electric T58 ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | United States Navy ⓘ |
| feature |
amphibious hull
ⓘ
folding main rotor ⓘ folding tail ⓘ retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1959-03-11 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | boat-hull amphibious fuselage ⓘ |
| introduced | 1961 ⓘ |
| mainRotorBlades | 5 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Sikorsky Aircraft
ⓘ
linked to:
Sikorsky Aircraft (until divestiture)
|
| maxSpeed | 267 km/h ⓘ |
| maxTakeoffWeight | 9300 kg ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName |
Sea King
ⓘ
linked to:
Westland Sea King
|
| notableMission | recovery of Apollo spacecraft ⓘ |
| notableUse | U.S. presidential transport as VH-3A and VH-3D ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| powerplant | twin turboshaft engines ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Navy ⓘ |
| range | 1000 km ⓘ |
| role |
VIP transport
ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ⓘ combat search and rescue ⓘ plane guard ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ utility transport ⓘ |
| sensor |
dipping sonar
ⓘ
surface search radar ⓘ |
| status | largely retired from front-line U.S. Navy service ⓘ |
| tailRotorBlades | 5 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Argentine Navy
ⓘ
Brazilian Navy ⓘ Italian Navy ⓘ Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ
linked to:
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Spanish Navy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King Description of subject: The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King is an American twin-engine anti-submarine warfare and search-and-rescue helicopter widely used by the U.S. Navy and numerous other navies around the world.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
linked to: Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
linked to: Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King