CH-149 Cormorant
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The CH-149 Cormorant is a Canadian search and rescue helicopter based on the AgustaWestland AW101 platform, used primarily by the Royal Canadian Air Force for maritime and inland rescue missions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CH-149 Cormorant canonical | 2 |
| CH-149 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3717048 — 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-149 Cormorant Context triple: [AW101 helicopter, hasVariant, CH-149 Cormorant]
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A.
Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King
The Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King is a twin-engine, medium-lift helicopter used by the United States Marine Corps as a presidential transport aircraft.
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B.
CH-124 Sea King
The CH-124 Sea King is a Canadian naval variant of the Sikorsky Sea King helicopter that served for decades in anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, and maritime patrol roles.
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C.
Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk
The Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk is a specialized, heavily modified variant of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter used by the U.S. Marine Corps for VIP transport, including the President of the United States.
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D.
Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk
The Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk is a twin-engine, multi-mission U.S. Navy helicopter used primarily for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, and maritime support operations.
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E.
CH-148 Cyclone
The CH-148 Cyclone is a Canadian maritime helicopter designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, and shipborne operations.
- 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-149 Cormorant Target entity description: The CH-149 Cormorant is a Canadian search and rescue helicopter based on the AgustaWestland AW101 platform, used primarily by the Royal Canadian Air Force for maritime and inland rescue missions.
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A.
Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King
The Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King is a twin-engine, medium-lift helicopter used by the United States Marine Corps as a presidential transport aircraft.
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B.
CH-124 Sea King
The CH-124 Sea King is a Canadian naval variant of the Sikorsky Sea King helicopter that served for decades in anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, and maritime patrol roles.
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C.
Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk
The Sikorsky VH-60N White Hawk is a specialized, heavily modified variant of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter used by the U.S. Marine Corps for VIP transport, including the President of the United States.
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D.
Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk
The Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk is a twin-engine, multi-mission U.S. Navy helicopter used primarily for anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, and maritime support operations.
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E.
CH-148 Cyclone
The CH-148 Cyclone is a Canadian maritime helicopter designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, and shipborne operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military helicopter
ⓘ
rotorcraft ⓘ search and rescue helicopter ⓘ |
| airframeOrigin |
EH101-400
ⓘ
surface form:
EH101 design family
|
| basedOn | AgustaWestland AW101 ⓘ |
| category |
Canadian military aircraft
ⓘ
helicopters of Canada ⓘ search and rescue aircraft ⓘ |
| countryOfService | Canada ⓘ |
| crewCapacity | typically 5 to 6 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
operations in Arctic and North Atlantic environments
ⓘ
operations in harsh weather ⓘ |
| engineType | turboshaft ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
long-range overwater flight
ⓘ
night operations ⓘ winching survivors from difficult terrain ⓘ winching survivors from sea ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
de-icing systems
ⓘ
floatation gear ⓘ large cabin ⓘ rear ramp ⓘ |
| introducedInService | early 2000s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | AgustaWestland ⓘ |
| missionEquipment |
forward-looking infrared sensor
ⓘ
medical evacuation equipment ⓘ rescue hoist ⓘ search radar ⓘ |
| namedAfter | cormorant (seabird) ⓘ |
| nationalDesignation |
CH-149 Cormorant
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
CH-149
|
| numberOfEngines | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ |
| platform |
AW101 helicopter
ⓘ
surface form:
AW101
|
| primaryRole | search and rescue ⓘ |
| role |
inland search and rescue
ⓘ
maritime search and rescue ⓘ |
| rotorConfiguration | single main rotor with tail rotor ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Canadian forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Armed Forces
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | in service ⓘ |
| tailNumberPrefix | 149 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Canadian inland search and rescue units
ⓘ
Canadian maritime search and rescue units ⓘ Canadian search and rescue system ⓘ |
| usedFor |
all-weather operations
ⓘ
long-range search and rescue missions ⓘ medevac ⓘ mountain rescue ⓘ over-water rescue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: CH-149 Cormorant Description of subject: The CH-149 Cormorant is a Canadian search and rescue helicopter based on the AgustaWestland AW101 platform, used primarily by the Royal Canadian Air Force for maritime and inland rescue missions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
CH-149
subject surface form:
CFB Comox