Project HULA by Richard A. Russell

Author:Richard A. Russell [Russell, Richard A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Technology & Engineering, Military Science
ISBN: 9780945274353
Google: R6Iz3y_gbcIC
Publisher: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy
Published: 1997-01-15T02:39:43+00:00

Shipboard training began in earnest on 26 June, with Coronado getting underway two days later. That same day the Soviet sailors fired the ship’s guns by themselves for the first time. On 29 June, the American crew demonstrated fueling, towing at sea and use of the sonar equipment. The Soviet crew took total control of the ship the next day. Their ability to learn quickly the operation of the ship earned them high marks from their American counterparts.

The American captain, E. H. Burr, characterized the training as “well started with an amazing amount of cooperation between the Russians and American crews. Language difficulties were partly offset by the fact the new crew was well trained and extremely interested in every detail of their assigned jobs.” The Soviet crews most enjoyed firing the guns; on 8 July, Burt observed that they “demonstrated a marked skill for accurate firing.”

American and Soviet crews trained every day, usually well into the evening, so that the task of training the prospective crews of ten frigates—approximately 2,000 officers and men—was completed as scheduled, on 8 July. The men spent most of the next three days fueling the ships, taking on provisions and otherwise preparing them for transfer to the Soviet navy.

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