Stalwart Catches On Fire, Sinks
Stalwart resumed her normal routine until 28 March 1966 when her division was again deployed to the Caribbean. She was moored to the east side of the tender pier at San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 25 June, when a fire broke out in her machinery space. Although the crew fought the fire for about nine hours, the ship capsized and sank. Stalwart was refloated by USS Escape (ARS-6) and USS Hoist (ARS-40) on 17 July and towed back to Charleston by USS Salinan (ATF-161) on 23 November.
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