 The German Navy placed an order for 22 Sea King <unk> on 20 June 1969 as a replacement for the Grumman Albatross flying boat in the Search and Rescue Role . This was the first export sale for the Westland Sea King , and was the first dedicated Search and Rescue Sea King variant , with an enlarged cabin and more fuel . The German Sea Kings had similar radar and navigation equipment to the HAS.1 , but was not fitted with sonar . The 22 Sea Kings were delivered between April 1973 and September 1974 , equipping <unk> 5 ( MFG 5 ) ( Naval Air Wing 5 ) . An additional Sea King was delivered in April 1975 to replace one destroyed in a gale . The surviving Sea Kings were upgraded between 1986 and 1988 , adding the capability to carry Sea Skua anti @-@ ship missiles , which required the addition of a Ferranti <unk> radar in a nose radome . 
