| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Class | Auk |
| Pennant | AM 114 |
| Built by | American Shipbuilding Co. (Lorain, Ohio, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 1 Apr 1941 |
| Laid down | 28 Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 17 Jun 1942 |
| Commissioned | 11 Nov 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Placed in commission, in reserve on 14 February 1946 |
Commands listed for USS Staff (AM 114)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Ralph Thomas McDaniel, USNR | 11 Nov 1942 | 23 Nov 1943 |
| 2 | Joseph Henry Napier, USNR | 23 Nov 1943 | 13 Jan 1945 |
| 3 | Lt. William Arthur Upton, USNR | 13 Jan 1945 | 6 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Staff include:
8 Apr 1945
USS Billfish (Lt.Cdr. L.C. Farley, USNR) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Staff (Lt. W.A. Upton, USNR), USS Florikan (Lt. D. Hima, USN), USS PGM-21 (Lt. L. Gardiner, USNR) and USS Torsk (Cdr. B.E. Lewellen, USN).
9 Apr 1945
During 9/10 April 1945, USS Dragonet (T/Capt. J.H. Lewis, USN) and USS Spikefish (T/Lt.Cdr. R.R. Managhan, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Pruitt (Lt. D.B. Harby, USNR) and USS Staff (Lt. W.A. Upton, USNR). These included night exercises.
11 Apr 1945
USS Bumper (Cdr. J.W. Williams, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Allen (Lt. J.A. Rowe, USN) and USS Staff (Lt. W.A. Upton, USNR).