CH-53 Sea Stallion
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The CH-53 Sea Stallion is a heavy-lift military transport helicopter used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps for troop movement, cargo transport, and assault support missions.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CH-53D Sea Stallion | 2 |
| CH-53 Sea Stallion canonical | 1 |
| CH-53A | 1 |
| CH-53D | 1 |
| CH-53G helicopter | 1 |
| HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant | 1 |
| RH-53D | 1 |
| RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2333868 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CH-53 Sea Stallion Context triple: [Sikorsky Aircraft, notableProduct, CH-53 Sea Stallion]
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A.
CH-53E Super Stallion
The CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavy-lift transport helicopter used by the U.S. Marine Corps for moving troops, vehicles, and equipment in demanding combat and support operations.
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B.
CH-147F Chinook
The CH-147F Chinook is a Canadian variant of the Boeing CH-47 heavy-lift transport helicopter, optimized for tactical troop and cargo missions in demanding environments.
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C.
MH-47 Chinook
The MH-47 Chinook is a heavily modified special operations variant of the CH-47 helicopter, optimized for long-range, low-level, and nighttime missions with advanced avionics, aerial refueling capability, and enhanced survivability systems.
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D.
CH-47J Chinook
The CH-47J Chinook is a Japanese variant of the Boeing CH-47 twin-engine, tandem-rotor heavy-lift transport helicopter used primarily for cargo and troop transport missions.
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E.
CH-47 Chinook family
The CH-47 Chinook family is a series of twin‑engine, tandem‑rotor heavy-lift military helicopters widely used around the world for troop transport, cargo movement, and logistical support.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CH-53 Sea Stallion Target entity description: The CH-53 Sea Stallion is a heavy-lift military transport helicopter used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps for troop movement, cargo transport, and assault support missions.
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A.
CH-53E Super Stallion
The CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavy-lift transport helicopter used by the U.S. Marine Corps for moving troops, vehicles, and equipment in demanding combat and support operations.
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B.
CH-147F Chinook
The CH-147F Chinook is a Canadian variant of the Boeing CH-47 heavy-lift transport helicopter, optimized for tactical troop and cargo missions in demanding environments.
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C.
MH-47 Chinook
The MH-47 Chinook is a heavily modified special operations variant of the CH-47 helicopter, optimized for long-range, low-level, and nighttime missions with advanced avionics, aerial refueling capability, and enhanced survivability systems.
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D.
CH-47J Chinook
The CH-47J Chinook is a Japanese variant of the Boeing CH-47 twin-engine, tandem-rotor heavy-lift transport helicopter used primarily for cargo and troop transport missions.
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E.
CH-47 Chinook family
The CH-47 Chinook family is a series of twin‑engine, tandem‑rotor heavy-lift military helicopters widely used around the world for troop transport, cargo movement, and logistical support.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy-lift helicopter
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military transport helicopter ⓘ |
| armedWith | door-mounted machine guns ⓘ |
| canBeRefueledInFlight | yes ⓘ |
| capacity |
up to 24 stretchers
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up to 38 troops ⓘ |
| cargoCapacityExternal | approximately 13,600 kg ⓘ |
| cargoCapacityInternal | approximately 8,000 kg ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew |
5
ⓘ
aerial gunner ⓘ copilot ⓘ crew chief ⓘ pilot ⓘ |
| designedFor | amphibious assault support ⓘ |
| engineType | turboshaft ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1964 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | metal semi-monocoque ⓘ |
| hasRamp | rear loading ramp ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
CH-53 Sea Stallion
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
CH-53A
CH-53 Sea Stallion self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
CH-53D
CH-53 Sea Stallion self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant
MH-53E Sea Dragon ⓘ CH-53 Sea Stallion self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
RH-53D
|
| introduced | 1966 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Sikorsky Aircraft (until divestiture)
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surface form:
Sikorsky Aircraft
|
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
external lift of heavy equipment
ⓘ
ship-to-shore movement of troops ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| role |
assault support
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cargo transport ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ special operations support ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| rotorConfiguration | single main rotor ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| successor |
CH-53E Super Stallion
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CH-53K King Stallion ⓘ |
| tailRotor | yes ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German Air Force
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Iranian Air Force ⓘ Israeli Air Force ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Operation Desert Storm
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Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: CH-53 Sea Stallion Description of subject: The CH-53 Sea Stallion is a heavy-lift military transport helicopter used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps for troop movement, cargo transport, and assault support missions.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sikorsky Aircraft
this entity surface form:
CH-53G helicopter
this entity surface form:
RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopters
this entity surface form:
CH-53D Sea Stallion
this entity surface form:
CH-53A
this entity surface form:
CH-53D
this entity surface form:
RH-53D
this entity surface form:
HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant
this entity surface form:
CH-53D Sea Stallion