Sikorsky S-58

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The Sikorsky S-58 is an American multi-purpose, medium-lift helicopter widely used from the 1950s onward for both civilian and military roles, including transport, search and rescue, and anti-submarine warfare.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sikorsky S-58 canonical 4
Sikorsky S‑58 (as Westland Wessex) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-submarine warfare helicopter ⓘ
helicopter ⓘ
military helicopter ⓘ
search and rescue helicopter ⓘ
utility helicopter ⓘ
capacity approximately 12–16 passengers ⓘ
civilDesignation S-58 ⓘ
linked to: HH-52 Seaguard
configuration single-engine, single-rotor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
developedFrom Sikorsky S-55 ⓘ
engineType single piston engine ⓘ
enteredServiceDecade 1950s ⓘ
firstFlight 1954-03-08 ⓘ
fuselageMaterial metal ⓘ
introduced mid-1950s ⓘ
landingGearType fixed landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft ⓘ
militaryDesignation CH-34 ⓘ
H-34 ⓘ
linked to: H-34 Choctaw

UH-34 ⓘ
linked to: UH-34 helicopter
NATOReportingName Seabat ⓘ
navalDesignation HSS-1 ⓘ
SH-34 ⓘ
notableVariant Sikorsky H-34 ⓘ
Westland Wessex ⓘ
powerplant Wright R-1820 radial engine ⓘ
primaryRole anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
medium-lift transport ⓘ
search and rescue ⓘ
rotorConfiguration single main rotor ⓘ
tailRotor yes ⓘ
usedBy French Navy ⓘ
German Navy ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
various civilian operators worldwide ⓘ
usedFor VIP transport ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare operations ⓘ
cargo transport ⓘ
civilian transport ⓘ
search and rescue operations ⓘ
troop transport ⓘ
usedInConflict Algerian War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
usedInRole amphibious assault support ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

H-34 Choctaw → civilianVariant → Sikorsky S-58 ⓘ
Westland Helicopters → licenceBuilt → Sikorsky S‑58 (as Westland Wessex) ⓘ
linked to: Sikorsky S-58
HSS → airframeOrigin → Sikorsky S-58 ⓘ
Sikorsky S-55 → successor → Sikorsky S-58 ⓘ
UH-34 → developedFrom → Sikorsky S-58 ⓘ
subject linked to: UH-34 helicopter