Introduced to service in 1961, it was operated by the United States Navy as a key ASW and utility asset for several decades prior to being replaced by the non-amphibious Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk in the 1990s.
Introducido en 1961, operou na Armada estadounidense como un activo antisubmarino e utilitario clave durante varias décadas antes de ser substituído polo non anfibio Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk nos ano 90.