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USS Staunch (AM-307)
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.
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.
==World War II Pacific Theatre operations==
Following shakedown training and antisubmarine warfare (ASW) training out of San Pedro and San Diego, California, ''Staunch'' was overhauled at Long Beach, California, and then headed for Hawaii at the end of November. She arrived in Pearl Harbor on 10 December, took on supplies and sweep gear, participated in amphibious exercises, and got underway for the Central Pacific on 22 January 1945.
The minesweeper stopped at Eniwetok for fuel and provisions from 3 to 5 February, before continuing on to the Marianas. She conducted ASW patrols for several days and took on fuel and supplies at Tinian; then, on 13 February, sailed with Task Unit (TU) 52.3.18 in the screen of . ''Staunch'' arrived off Iwo Jima early on the 16th and made a sweep of the shoreline. On the 17th and 18th, she served as an antisubmarine picket and bombarded the shore on the eve of the assault. ''Staunch'' spent D-Day assisting in the refueling of the smaller minesweepers. All during her stay at Iwo Jima, she joined other minesweepers in screening ''Terror'' during nightly retirements to the transport area.
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