By early November, the warship had returned to Vietnamese waters. On 13 November, the destroyer responded to a call for help from SS "Rutgers Victory", on fire in Nha Trang harbor—about northeast of Saigon. Within two hours, the destroyer entered the harbor, the first Navy ship to answer the call. Shortly after her arrival, the minesweeper joined the battle against the flames. "Chandler"s damage control party led the struggle. Two Army tugs concentrated on cooling the victory ship's hull while "Chandler" and "Prime" crewmen fought the fires themselves. The combined efforts of two Navy ships, two Army tugs, an Air Force firefighting team, and "Rutgers Victory"s own crew eventually conquered the blaze, and the warship cleared Nha Trang to resume a heavy schedule of shore bombardment missions.