Description

HSL-48 Vipers Squadron Patch –Sew On

A  4″ HSL-48 Vipers Squadron Patch of United States Navy.

Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light 48
US Navy

Established September 7, 1989, tail code HR, HSL-48 deploy SH-60B Seahawks on LAMPS III capable US Atlantic Fleet ships.

On May 2014, redesignated HSM-48

US Navy HSL-48 Shifts To HSM, 07-May-14 : US Navy Helicopter Anti-Submarine Light HSL-48 transitioned to the MH-60R variant of the Seahawk and re-designated as Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM). Vipers flew with the SH-60B since its creation in 1989