Westland Seaking
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| Length | 22.15 metres2,215 cm 0.0222 km 0.0138 mi 72.671 ft 872.047 in |
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| Height | 5.13 metres513 cm 0.00513 km 0.00319 mi 16.831 ft 201.969 in |
| Width | 18.9 metres1,890 cm 0.0189 km 0.0117 mi 62.008 ft 744.094 in |
| Weight | 9525 kg9,525,000 g 9.525 t 20,999.025 lb 335,984.488 oz |
| Speed | 230 kph |
| Range | 925 km925,000 m 92,500,000 cm 574.768 mi 3,034,776.908 ft 36,417,322.798 in |
| Crew | 4 (2 Pilots, Tactical Coordinator, Air-crewman) |
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Workhorse of the RAN's fleet the Sea King is a large and very versatile helicopter with the ability to pick up loads heavier than a Land Rover. The aircraft can operate day and night, in good weather and bad at low level over the sea and over land.
The roles of the Sea King are:
- Delivery of people and provisions between ships and from ships to the shore.
- Search and rescue missions.
- Detection and reporting of hostile shipping.
- Army support when the Army moves from ships to shore.
The Sea King can operate from the supply ship HMAS Success, the landing ship HMAS Tobruk and the amphibious transport ships HMAS Manoora and HMAS Kanimbla.
