Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 6 

"Redskins", "Indians"

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History 

1. June 1956 HS-6 established at CVS-37 USS Princeton by renaming HS-2 Det. N
8. July 2011 HS-6 was redesignated HSC-6

 

Tailcodes 

1956 - 1957 PF
1957 - 1960 UB
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Planes:
 

 

 

1956 - 1957
HRS-3
   
 

 

 

1957 - 1964
HSS-1 (SH-34G)
USN HS-6 01.png (76340 Byte)  
 

 

 

1964 - 1971
SH-3A
 

 

 

1980 - 1990
SH-3H
 
 

 

 

1980 - 1990
SH-3H
   
 

 

 

1990 - today
SH-60F, HH-60H
   
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HS-6 / HSC-6 Deployments 
1. June 1956 - 1. August 1956 CVS-37 USS Princeton - H04S-3 PF 00
13. January 1958 - 15. July 1958 CVS-47 USS Philippine Sea - HSS-1 UB 00
4. September 1959 - 18. March 1960 CVS-33 USS Kearsage - HSS-1 UB 00
3. March 1961 - 18. September 1961 CVS-33 USS Kearsage CVSG-53 HSS-1 NS 50
1. August 1962 - October 1962 CVS-33 USS Kearsage CVSG-53 HSS-1 NS 50
Jan 1963 - Feb 1963 CVS-33 USS Kearsage CVSG-53 HSS-2 NS 50
April 1963 - May 1963 CVS-33 USS Kearsage CVSG-53 SH-3A NS 50
4. June 1963 - 3 December 1963 CVS-33 USS Kearsage CVSG-53 SH-3A NS 50
April 1964 - May 1964 CVS-33 USS Kearsage CVSG-53 SH-3A NS 50
19. June 1964 - 16 December 1964 CVS-33 USS Kearsage CVSG-53 SH-3A NS 50
11. July 1966 - 11. December 1966 CVS-33 USS Kearsage CVSG-53 SH-3A NS 50
June 1967 - July 1967 CVS-33 USS Kearsage CVSG-53 SH-3A NS 50
17. August 1967 - 6. April 1968 CVS-33 USS Kearsage CVSG-53 SH-3A NS 50
November 1968 - December 1968 CVS-33 USS Kearsage CVSG-53 SH-3A NS 50
12. January 1969 - 10. March 1969 CVS-33 USS Kearsage CVSG-53 SH-3A NS 50
29. March 1969 - 4. September 1969 CVS-33 USS Kearsage CVSG-53 SH-3A NS 50
July 1970 - August 1970 CVS-14 USS Ticonderoga CVSG-53 SH-3D NS 500
16. September 1971 - 16. March 1972 CVA-62 USS Independence CVW-7 SH-3A / D AG 800
17. May 1972 - 29. July 1972 CVS-14 USS Ticonderoga CVSG-53 SH-3D NS 500
5. January 1973 - 11. October 1973 CVA-64 USS Constellation CVW-9 Det.1 SH-3A / G NG 000
21. June 1974 - 22. December 1974 CVA-64 USS Constellation CVW-9 SH-3A / G NG 000
12. April 1977 - 21. November 1977 CV-64 USS Constellation CVW-9 SH-3D / H NG 720
26. September 1978 - 17. May 1979 CV-64 USS Constellation CVW-9 SH-3D / H NG 720
26. February 1980 - 15. October 1980 CV-64 USS Constellation CVW-9 SH-3H NG 720
1. September 1982 - 28. April 1983 CVN-65 USS Enterprise CVW-11 SH-3H NH 610
30. May 1984 - 20. December 1984 CVN-65 USS Enterprise CVW-11 SH-3H NH 610
15. January 1986 - 12. August 1986 CVN-65 USS Enterprise CVW-11 SH-3H NH 610
25. October 1987 - 24. November 1987 CVN-65 USS Enterprise CVW-11 SH-3H NH 610
5. January 1988 - 3. July 1988 CVN-65 USS Enterprise CVW-11 SH-3H NH 610
17. September 1989 - 16. March 1990 CVN-65 USS Enterprise CVW-11 SH-3H NH 610
28. May 1991 - 25. November 1991 CVN-72 USS Abraham Lincoln CVW-11 SH-60F, HH-60H NH 610
15. Juni 1993 - 15. December 1993 CVN-72 USS Abraham Lincoln CVW-11 SH-60F, HH-60H NH 610
10. April 1995 - 9. October 1995 CVN-72 USS Abraham Lincoln CVW-11 SH-60F, HH-60H NH 610
11. October 1996 - 11. April 1997  CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk CVW-11 SH-60F, HH-60H NH 610
6. November 1998 - 6. May 1999  CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson CVW-11 SH-60F, HH-60H NH 610
23. July 2001 - 23. January 2002  CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson CVW-11 SH-60F, HH-60H NH 610
3. March 2003 - 5. November 2003  CVN-68 USS Nimitz CVW-11 SH-60F, HH-60H NH 610
27. May 2004 - 23. July 2004   CVN-76 USS Roland Reagan CVW-11 SH-60F, HH-60H NH 610
7. May 2005 - 8. November 2005  CVN-68 USS Nimitz CVW-11 SH-60F, HH-60H NH 610
2. April 2007 - 30. September 2007  CVN-68 USS Nimitz CVW-11 SH-60F, HH-60H NH 610
27. January 2008 - 3. Juni 2008  CVN-68 USS Nimitz CVW-11 SH-60F, HH-60H NH 610
31. July 2009 - 26. March 2010 CVN-68 USS Nimitz CVW-11 SH-60F, HH-60H NH 610
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HS-6 Commanding Officers 
LCdr. D. D. Mackay 1. June 1956 ?
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History 

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last update 22. February 2012

written 24. April 2005

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