 An order for 54 F3F-1 fighters was placed on 24 August of that year, following the conclusion of the flight test program.The first production F3F-1 (BuNo 0211) was delivered on 29 January 1936 to the test group at Naval Air Station Anacostia, with squadron service beginning in March to VF-5B of and VF-6B of .Marine squadron VF-4M received the last six in January 1937.