| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Clemson |
| Pennant | DMS 12 |
| Mod | High speed minesweeper |
| Built by | William Cramp and Sons (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 23 Sep 1918 |
| Launched | 26 Apr 1919 |
| Commissioned | 20 Oct 1919 |
| Lost | 6 Jan 1945 |
| Loss position | 16° 12'N, 120° 11'E |
| History | Decommissioned on 30 December 1922 |
Commands listed for USS Long (DMS 12)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. John George Jones, USN | 7 Jun 1937 | 28 Jun 1940 |
| 2 | Charles Frederick Horne, Jr., USN | 28 Jun 1940 | 17 Dec 1942 |
| 3 | T/Cdr. Paul Frederick Heerbrandt, USN | 17 Dec 1942 | 31 Oct 1943 |
| 4 | T/Lt.Cdr. Rexford Vinal Wheeler, Jr., USN | 31 Oct 1943 | 10 Sep 1944 |
| 5 | Lt. Stanley Caplan, USNR | 10 Sep 1944 | 6 Jan 1945 |
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