The Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw finished up being a helicopter at first made for america Navy for solution in anti-submarine warfare (ASW) component. It proved developed through Sikorsky UH-19 Chickasaw. It had been operating on only one Wright R-1820-84 radial motor, and may carry 12 to 16 troops, or eight stretcher situations if employed in the MedEvac component. Its a software application transportation helicopter, without armament up to date. The aircraft first travelled on March 8, 1954. It absolutely was in the beginning designated HSS Seabat by the Navy and HUS Seahorse by america Marines and usa Coast Guard. In 1962 all solutions adopted america Army designation, H-34 Choctaw. In 1962 under the unique unified system, the Seabat was in fact certainly redetermination SH-34