| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | John C. Butler |
| Pennant | DE 411 |
| Built by | Brown Shipbuilding Co. (Houston, Texas, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 29 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 11 Jan 1944 |
| Commissioned | 19 Apr 1944 |
| End service | 16 May 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned May 16 1946 and joined the Pacific Reserve Fleet. |
Commands listed for USS Stafford (DE 411)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Volney Hamilton Craig, Jr., USNR | 19 Apr 1944 | 20 Jun 1945 |
| 2 | Dewitt McDougal Patterson, USN | 20 Jun 1945 |
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Notable events involving Stafford include:
5 Sep 1944
USS Tilefish (T/Cdr. R.M. Keithly, USN), USS Parche (T/Cdr. L.P. Ramage, USN) and USS Sea Dog (T/Cdr. V.L. Lowrance, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor with USS Charles R. Greer (Cdr. A. Jackson, Jr., USNR) and USS Stafford (Lt.Cdr. V.H. Craig, Jr., USNR).
6 Sep 1944
In the morning, USS Tilefish (T/Cdr. R.M. Keithly, USN) and USS Parche (T/Cdr. L.P. Ramage, USN) conducted gunnery exercises off Pearl Harbor on a target that was being towed by USS Bobolink (Lt.(jg.) F.G. Reed, USN).
Later the submarines joined USS Charles R. Greer (Cdr. A. Jackson, Jr., USNR) and USS Stafford (Lt.Cdr. V.H. Craig, Jr., USNR) for exercises.
Later USS Chew (Cdr. A.G. Grant, USNR) also joined and exercises were carried out during the night and also on the following day.
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