Bulgarian sailors practiced in the pair of boats and technicians were sent to Kiel for training at the German submarine school there.
Two Indonesian sailors were sent forward to raise the anchor so the ship would be able to sail away from the shore.
Some injured sailors were sent to hospitals in Havana and Key West, Florida.
Three weeks later, 258 black sailors stationed at Port Chicago were sent to the nearby Mare Island depot to load ammunition.
During the night, with storms hitting the Simmons hard, two sailors were sent to check the lashings on deck.
Some construction workers, pilots, and sailors were also sent to the country.
Philippine sailors were sent to Europe to familiarize themselves with this new system, unlike the existing manually operated turrets with manual fire control systems.
Foul weather prevented the trials, and two sailors were sent into the fin to recover the equipment.
It means sailors may be sent to sea without ever having trained on the world's oceans.
During gunnery practice a sailor, Gordon Patten, was injured and was sent to hospital for treatment where he remained for months.