USS ''Stalwart'' (AMc-105) was an
''Accentor''-class coastal minesweeper Coastal minesweeper is a term used by the United States Navy to indicate a minesweeper intended for coastal use as opposed to participating in fleet operations at sea.
Because of its small size—usually less than 100 feet in length—and construct ...
acquired by the
U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
''Stalwart'' was laid down on 24 March 1941 by Snow Shipyards Co.,
Rockland, Maine; launched on 28 August 1941, sponsored by Miss Van Meter Blackie; and commissioned on 22 January 1942.
World War II service
''Stalwart'' sailed to
Yorktown, Virginia, where she began a 10-day training period, on 25 February, after which she was routed to
Key West, Florida
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. She arrived there on 16 March and was assigned to the
7th Naval District for duty. The minesweeper served that district through the war years until 30 June 1945. She was then assigned to
Mayport, Florida Mayport is a small community located between Naval Station Mayport and the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. It is part of the Jacksonville Beaches communities. The only public road to Mayport is State Road A1A, which crosses the St. Johns ...
, in the
6th Naval District. Her minesweeping equipment was removed, and she was detailed duty as a target towing ship in connection with aircraft training at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station.
Operating as IX-231
The designation of ''Stalwart'' was changed from ''AMc-105'' to ''IX-231'' on 10 August 1945. She decommissioned on 2 August 1946 and was struck from the
Navy list on 13 December 1946.
References
External links
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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Accentor-class minesweepers
Tugs of the United States Navy
Ships built in Rockland, Maine
1941 ships
World War II minesweepers of the United States