USS Chief, an 890-ton Auk class minesweeper built at Alameda, California, was commissioned in October 1943. She served in the Pacific during World War II, participating in the Marianas and Okinawa Campaigns. From September 1945 into March 1946, Chief swept mines in Japanese waters and otherwise supported occupation activities. She returned to the United States in April 1946 and decommissioned in March 1947.

  The Korean War returned Chief to commissioned service in February 1952. After working up off the U.S. West Coast, she deployed to the Far East in 1952-53 for a tour of duty off Korea. She again deployed to the Korean area in 1953-54. Decommissioned in November 1954, she was reclassified as a fleet minesweeper and redesignated MSF-315 in February 1955. USS Chief was sold to Mexico in February 1973. Renamed Jesus Gonzalez Ortega, she remains in the service of the Mexican Navy.

Draft: 10 feet

Displacement: 840 tons (full load)

Speed: 17 knots