| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Buckley |
| Pennant | DE 678 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 29 Oct 1942 |
| Laid down | 31 May 1943 |
| Launched | 25 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 31 Aug 1943 |
| End service | 25 Mar 1947 |
| History | Decommissioned 25 March 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Harmon (DE 678)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Kendall Endicott Read, USNR | 31 Aug 1943 | 15 Jan 1944 |
| 2 | Townsend U. Weekes, USNR | 15 Jan 1944 | 12 May 1945 |
| 3 | Robert W. Steel, USNR | 12 May 1945 | Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Harmon include:
7 Nov 1944
USS Blenny (Cdr. W.H. Hazzard, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Tills (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Brooks, USNR), USS Harmon (Lt.Cdr. T.U. Weekes, USNR), USS ATR-26 (Lt. J.H. Kelly, USN) and USS Spikefish (Cdr. N.J. Nicholas, USN).
18 May 1945
USS Dentuda (Cdr. J.S. McCain, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Harmon (Lt. R.W. Steel, USNR).
15 Jul 1945
USS Catfish (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Overton, USNR) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Harmon (Lt. R.W. Steel, USNR), USS Seagull and USS Stickleback (Cdr. H.K. Nauman, USN).
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