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AM / MSF-114 Staff


Auk Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 28 November 1941 by the American Shipbuilding Co., Cleveland, Ohio; Launched, 17 June 1942; Commissioned USS Staff (AM-114), 11 November 1942; Placed in commission, in reserve, 14 February 1946; Decommissioned, 15 January 1947; Recommissioned, 14 January 1952; Redesignated a Fleet Minesweeper (Steel-hulled) MSF-114, 7 March 1955; Decommissioned, 15 August 1955 at Green Cove Springs, FL; Sold for scrap, 17 November 1967 to the Southern Scrap Metals Co., New Orleans, LA. Staff earned six battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 890 t.; Length 221' 3"; Beam 32'; Draft 10' 9"; Speed 18 kts; Complement 105; Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, two twin 40mm gun mounts, two single 20mm gun mounts, two depth charge tracks, five depth charge projectiles; Propulsion two diesel engines, two shafts.
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Staff 123k Underway off Norfolk Va. 22 February 1944,
following repair of mine damage received
during the Sicilian campaign, 16 July 1943.
US Navy Photo 80-G-224589, now in the
Collection of the National Archives
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am-114 95k Moored San Diego or San Pedro, c. 1946
From left to right
Strive (AM-117),
Sustain (AM-119)
Steady (AM-118)
Staff (AM-114)
US Navy photo (NH 79735)
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Tanager 14k 1953 Marseille France, left to right
AM-114 Staff
AM-388 Towhee
AM-385 Tanager
AM-386 Tercel
Bob Gerety, crew member
Bob's Minesweeper Site

View the Staff (AM 114) DANFS History

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen
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