Established 1979. Took part in the South Atlantic War (APR-JUN1982), fying ASW sorties as well as SAR, logistics and evacuation missions. 
See also Pebble Island evacuation
Locations | |
| Years | Location | ICAO/FAA |
| 1978/ | Comandante Espora | SAZB |
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| Years | Models |
| 1986/ | ASH-3H |
| 1984/89 | ASH-3D |
| 1978/ | S-61 H-3  |
Construction Numbers (Not all in this unit) | Help Us | |
| C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
 | s-61 | : in 2007 package were 2 unknown airframes as spares | |||||
 | 61-391 | sh-3d | : ARA d/d 06dic02 as spares |  154105: USN; 1984 as /NW-553 HS-75 USS Eisenhower (CVN-75); 11aug94 to 9H0077/AMARC; 2002 to Argentine Navy | |||
| 61-406 | sh-3d | : ARA d/d 06dic02 as spares; 9H076 markings; 2010 at IMARA camp Baterias to + | 154116: USN; 30jun94 to 9H0076/AMARC; to Argentine Navy 154116: as SH-3D with HS-74 at NAS South Weymouth MA | |||
| 61-391 | sh-3d | : Jun12 pictured during airport s plane crash exercise | 154105: USN; 1984 as /NW-553 HS-75 USS Eisenhower (CVN-75); 11aug94 to 9H0077/AMARC; 2002 to Argentine Navy | |||
| 61-433 | sh-3d | 1968 | : ARA d/d 06dic02 as spares; pictured (top) at Espora : 2008 pictured (bot) preserved at museum Santa Romana in San Luis, Argentin+ | 156487: USN; 23apr92 to 9H0026/AMARC; to Argentine Navy 156487: as SH-3D with HS-74 at NAS South Weymouth MA | ||
| 61-495 | s-61d-4 | 0675: ARA S-61D4; 1970 ordered; 22may72 d/d as H-31 for Escuadrilla de Helico+ | ||||
| 61-496 | s-61d-4 | 0676: ARA S-61D4; 1970 ordered;
22may72 d/d as H-32 for Escuadrilla de Helicopt+ | ||||
61-497  | s-61d-4 | 0677: ARA 2-H-233: Evacuated aircrew from NAS Calderon / Pebble Island on 31 May+ 0677: ARA 2-H-233. Burn 10apr07 on icebreaker ARA Almirante Irizar (Q5) fire | |||||
| 61-498 | s-61d-4 | 0678: ARA 2-H-234, ordered 1970; d/d jul72 as 0678/H-34; redesig 2-H-34 unk; apr+ 0678: ARA 2-H-234: Evacuated aircrew from NAS Calderon / Pebble Island on 31 May+ | ||||
| 61-779 | s-61d-4 | 0696: ARA 2-H-235 d/d 1976;
c1982 pictured in Jungle livery;
w/o 10apr07 on ic+ | ||||
| 6051 | ash-3d | 0794: ARA 2-H-236. 1989 Sunk with polar transport ARA Bahia Paraiso on Antarcti+ | |||||
| 6052 | ash-3d | 0795: ARA 2-H-237. 1989 Sunk with polar transport ARA Bahia Paraiso on Antarcti+ | |||||
| 6061 | ash-3h | 0796: ARA 2-H-238; 31oct01 video training exercise, live fire of AM39 Exocet mi+ | ||||
| 6062 | ash-3h | 0797: ARA 2-H-239; 11may08 pictured at Punta Indio naval air base, Buenos Aires | ||||
| 61-315 | sh-3a | 0881: ARA d/d jul08 as 2-H-240; UH-3H refurbished by Clayton internacional in US+ | 152121: sep07 as TAW-5 /E-402 NAS Pensacola; 2008 refurbished and sold Argentine Navy 152121: USN; 09feb71 pictured (pic1) as HS-6 Indians /NS-500 USS New Orleans (LPH-11), as prime recovery he... 152121: 1989 SH-3D type HS-75./NW-611 152121: conv SH-3H; conv UH-3H; as NAS Key West /121 pictured (pic2) over Sand Key lighthouse | |||
| 61-135 | hss-2 | 0882: 2007 UH-3H refurbished by Clayton internacional in USA; pictured (pic2) i+ 0882: ARA d/d oct08 as 2-H-241, UH-3H type 0882: pictured (pic3) at Punta Indio naval airbase during naval aviation day 0882: Sep15 video at Punta Belgrano naval base training rescue divers 0882: Nov19 embarked icebreaker ARA Almirante Irizar for Antarctica summer campa+ 0882: landing for the time in the new OPV ARA Bouchard | 149718: USN HSS-2, redesig SH-3A 1962; conv SH-3H 149718: 25/28sep82 HS-11 /AB-614, noted aboard USS America at Spithead 149718: conv UH-3H;
NAS Pensacola, Florida;
25oct05 Stricken from US Navy list;
2007 refurbished and sold ... 149718: pictured (pic1) asg CVW-1 USS America (CV-66) | |||
| 61-422 | sh-3d | 0883: ARA d/d jul09 as 2-H-242; 2008 UH-3H refurbished by Clayton internacional + | 154122: 1995 SH-3H type HS-1 /AR-401 154122: USN; conv SH-3H; 1985 search and rescue at NAS Patuxent River 154122: conv UH-3H; 2006 NAS Pensacola; 13dec07 Stricken from US Navy list 154122: 1990 type:SH-3H HS-11./AB-613 | |||
| 61-374 | sh-3d | 0884: ARA sold jul09 as 2-H-243; 2009 UH-3H refurbished by Clayton internacional+ 0884: seen at Falcon Field (Atlanta Regional Airport) most likely being test fl+ 0884: arrived to Argentina by ship 0884: Nov19 embarked icebreaker ARA Almirante Irizar for Antarctica summer campa+ | 152709: USN; conv UH-3H; 29feb96 to 9H0102/AMARC; 02nov04 Stricken from US Navy list | |||