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H-60 SEAHAWK
SPECIFICATIONS:
Crew: 3–4
Capacity: 5 passengers in cabin
Length: 64 ft 8 in (19.75 m)
Rotor diameter: 53 ft 8 in (16.35 m)
Height: 17 ft 2 in (5.2 m)
Disc area: 2,262 ft² (210 m²)
Empty weight: 15,200 lb (6,895 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × General Electric T700-GE-401C turboshaft, 1,890 shp (1,410 kW) take-off power each
Maximum speed: 146 kn (270 km/h; 168 mph)
Range: 450 nmi (518 mi or 834 km) at cruise speed
Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,580 m)
Armament: Up to three Mark 46 torpedoes or Mk-54s,
AGM-114 Hellfire missile
M60 machine gun
Since the early 1980’s there have been several variants of the SH-60 Seahawk. The SH-60B replaced the SH-2 in the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) role. Later the SH-60F and HH-60H succeeded the SH-3 in the ASW and search and rescue missions. An extremely adaptable design, the Seahawk today is the dominant naval helicopter, appearing in a half dozen variants performing virtually all naval rotary wing missions. This flexibility has led to a reorganization of the Navy’s helicopter units, producing two communities of squadrons: “Helicopter Maritime Strike” flying the MH-60R on ASW, maritime surveillance, and attack missions, and “Helicopter Sea Combat” flying the MH-60S on ASW, combat search and rescue, vertical replenishment, and troop transport.
