USS Staunch (AM-307)
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USS Staunch (AM-307) was a steel-hulled Admirable-class minesweeper built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. Her crew was quickly trained in the art of minesweeping and then sent to the Pacific Ocean to clear dangerous mine fields so that Allied troops could land on Japanese-held beaches. Because of her courageous work under fire, she was awarded four battle stars.
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Name | USS Staunch |
Builder | Associated Shipbuilders |
Laid down | 5 September 1943 |
Launched | 15 February 1944 |
Commissioned | 9 September 1944 |
Decommissioned | April 1946 |
Reclassified | MSF-307, 7 February 1955 |
Stricken | 1 April 1967 |
Fate | Sold for scrap 9 October 1969 |
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Class and type | Admirable-class minesweeper |
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Length | 184 ft 6 in (56.24 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
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Speed | 14.8 knots (27.4 km/h) |
Complement | 104 |
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Awards: | 4 Battle stars |
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She was laid down, 5 September 1943 by Associated Shipbuilders, Seattle, Washington; launched, 15 February 1944; commissioned USS Staunch (AM-307), 9 September 1944; and, reclassified as a Fleet Minesweeper (Steel Hull), MSF-307, 7 February 1955.