Shortly after the competition of suitability trials, the US Navy formally accepted delivery of the first HSS-2 rotorcraft, which would be subsequently re-designated as the SH-3A, in September 1961.
Pouco despois de rematar esas probas a Armada aceptou formalmente a entrega do primeiro HSS-2, que posteriormente sería redesignado como o SH-3A en setembro de 1961.