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H-60 Hawk
IOC: 1979
Total Production: 4,143
Total Program's Cost: USD$100 billion
SH-60F Ocean Hawk
IOC: 1988
Origin
United States of America
Contractor/s
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Applications
CVN 68 Nimitz
LPX
Family Members
A2C2S
BattleHawk
HH-60G Pave Hawk
HH-60H
HH-60M BlackHawk
MH-60M BlackHawk
MH-60R Strikehawk
MH-60S Knighthawk
S-70i International Black Hawk
SH-60B Seahawk
UH-60A Blackhawk
UH-60L Blackhawk
UH-60M BlackHawk
UH-60Q Medevac
Torpedoes:
Mark 50 (2)
Power plant:
T700-GE-401C (2)
Sensors & Communications:
AN/AQS-13F
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Description:
The SH-60 Sea Hawk is a medium lift, twin-engine, utility and assault helicopter used for anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, drug interdiction, communications relay, medical evacuation, vertical replenishment, anti-ship warfare, cargo lift, and special operations. It is a derivative of proven UH-60 helicopter and is based aboard Carriers, Amphibious Assault Ships, Cruisers, Destroyers and Frigates.
For the Anti-Submarine Warfare role the SH-60 deploys sonobouys and torpedoes. It extends ship's detection range for Anti-Surface (against other ships) warfare. The helicopter has a crew of 3, the pilot, an airborne tactical officer and a sensor operator. The tactical officer is responsible for tactical situation deciding what asset will be used to prosecute a target and handling the coordination with other assets on scene. The sensor operator is an enlisted sailor who operates the radar an magnetic anomaly detector (MAD) equipment, interprets acoustic data and performs search and rescue as rescue swimmer.
The SH-60F Ocean Hawk is a carrier-based helicopter and was deployed by the US Navy in 1988. It is employed mainly for anti-submarine warfare. To date, the US Navy has received about 354 SH-60B/F helicopters.
Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 4
Guns: Main Gun Caliber 7.62 mm
Dimensions: Height 5.2 m, Length 19.8 m, Main Rotor Diameter 16.4 m
Weights: Max Weight 9,888 kg (21,799 lb)
Performance: Cruise Speed 68 mps (246 kph), Endurance 4 hours 12 min, Max Range 833 km (450 nm), Top Speed 93 mps (333 kph)
Power: Power 3,780 shp
Other: Main Rotor Blades 4, Number of Engines 2
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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008
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