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| rdfs:comment | - Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 9 (HS-9) was an Antisubmarine Warfare Squadron helicopter squadron of the United States Navy that was originally commissioned in 1956 at Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island with five HSS-1 “Seabat” helicopters. The squadron was deactivated in 1968. A new HS-9 was commissioned in 1976, deploying eight, Sikorsky SH-3H “Sea Kings”. It was again decommissioned in 1993. The “Sea Griffins” adopted a uniform patch design that included a Griffin standing on the deck of an aircraft carrier breaking a submarine into two pieces.
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| Type | - Medium-lift helicopter squadron
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| Unit Name | - Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 9
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| abstract | - Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 9 (HS-9) was an Antisubmarine Warfare Squadron helicopter squadron of the United States Navy that was originally commissioned in 1956 at Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Rhode Island with five HSS-1 “Seabat” helicopters. The squadron was deactivated in 1968. A new HS-9 was commissioned in 1976, deploying eight, Sikorsky SH-3H “Sea Kings”. It was again decommissioned in 1993. HS-9 saw combat in the Middle East during the 1990-1991 Gulf War and deployed around the globe, including the Arctic Circle and Cape Horn. The squadron also appeared on the silver screen in the movie The Final Countdown. The “Sea Griffins” adopted a uniform patch design that included a Griffin standing on the deck of an aircraft carrier breaking a submarine into two pieces.
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