CH-46 Sea Knight
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The CH-46 Sea Knight is a twin-rotor, medium-lift transport helicopter used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps for troop movement, cargo transport, and search-and-rescue missions.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CH-46 Sea Knight canonical | 2 |
| Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight | 1 |
| Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight | 1 |
| Boeing Vertol CH-46A Sea Knight | 1 |
| CH-46D | 1 |
| CH-46E | 1 |
| CH-46E Sea Knight | 1 |
| UH-46 Sea Knight | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10398827 — 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: CH-46 Sea Knight Context triple: [Marine Aircraft Group 16, aircraftOperated, CH-46 Sea Knight]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
TH-57 Sea Ranger
The TH-57 Sea Ranger is a U.S. Navy training helicopter derived from the Bell 206, used primarily for teaching basic and advanced rotary-wing flight skills.
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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.
Sikorsky H-5 helicopter
The Sikorsky H-5 is an early post–World War II American utility and rescue helicopter that played a key role in pioneering rotary-wing military and search-and-rescue operations.
- 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: CH-46 Sea Knight Target entity description: The CH-46 Sea Knight is a twin-rotor, medium-lift transport helicopter used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps for troop movement, cargo transport, and search-and-rescue missions.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
TH-57 Sea Ranger
The TH-57 Sea Ranger is a U.S. Navy training helicopter derived from the Bell 206, used primarily for teaching basic and advanced rotary-wing flight skills.
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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.
Sikorsky H-5 helicopter
The Sikorsky H-5 is an early post–World War II American utility and rescue helicopter that played a key role in pioneering rotary-wing military and search-and-rescue operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military transport helicopter
ⓘ
tandem-rotor helicopter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| crewRole |
copilot
ⓘ
crew chief ⓘ pilot ⓘ |
| designation |
CH-46D
ⓘ
linked to:
CH-46 Sea Knight
CH-46E ⓘ
linked to:
CH-46 Sea Knight
|
| designFeature |
amphibious operations capability
ⓘ
rear loading ramp ⓘ |
| engineType | turboshaft ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1962 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | semi-monocoque ⓘ |
| introduced | 1964 ⓘ |
| landingGearType | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Boeing Vertol ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | approximately 145 knots ⓘ |
| navalVariant |
UH-46 Sea Knight
ⓘ
linked to:
CH-46 Sea Knight
|
| nickname | Phrog ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator |
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
ⓘ
Royal Swedish Navy ⓘ
linked to:
Swedish Navy
|
| passengerCapacity | about 17 combat troops ⓘ |
| powerplantExample | General Electric T58 turboshaft engine ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
assault support
ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ vertical replenishment ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
United States Marine Corps
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| range | approximately 530 nautical miles ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| retirementDate | 2015 (USMC) ⓘ |
| role |
cargo transport
ⓘ
medium-lift transport helicopter ⓘ search and rescue helicopter ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| rotorConfiguration | tandem main rotors ⓘ |
| successor | MV-22B Osprey ⓘ |
| tailRotor | none (tandem-rotor design) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
humanitarian assistance missions
ⓘ
resupply of ships at sea ⓘ ship-to-shore movement of Marines ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: CH-46 Sea Knight Description of subject: The CH-46 Sea Knight is a twin-rotor, medium-lift transport helicopter used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps for troop movement, cargo transport, and search-and-rescue missions.
Referenced by (9)
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