Rescue Operations
After the landings on the 19th Staunch remained in the Bonins until 7 March. While there she served on several patrol stations and helped rescue sailors who fell overboard during a collision between USS Logan and Napa. She cleared the Bonins on 7 March and reached Ulithi, in the western Carolines, four days later. After eight days of repairs provisioning, and fueling, Staunch exited Ulithi Lagoon on 19 March. She reached the Ryūkyūs on 25 March and immediately streamed her gear to sweep mines around Kerama Retto. Between 26 and 29 March Staunch and the other minesweepers swept mines from the approaches to the assault beaches on Okinawa fueled the smaller minesweepers, and periodically fought off air attacks. Each night she retired seaward.
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