Functions by assignment:
UH-3H, VH-3H (HC-2) — helo combat support
SH-3H (HC-85) — utility and torpedo recovery
SH-3H (HS-75) — Carrier-based anti-submarine warfare
SH-3H (NAS Oceana) — Search and rescue
Contractor: Sikorsky
Unit Cost: $6.4 million
Propulsion: Two General Electric T58-GE-10 turboshaft 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 lbs. (5,339 kg) empty
Maximum Takeoff Weight:21,000 pounds (9,450 kg)
Range: 542 nautical miles (623.3 statute miles, 997 km.)
Ceiling: 14,700 feet (4,410 meters)
Cruising Speed: 136 miles (217.6 km) per hour
Crew: Four
Armament: Two Mk-46 torpedoes
Date Deployed:
First flight: March 1959
Operational: June 1961