USS DeLong (DE-684)
 USS DeLong (DE-684) was a Rudderow-class destroyer escort built at Quincy Massachusetts was launched on 23 November 1943 and was commissioned on 31 December 1943 Lt. Comdr. R.C. Houston in command. It was named after Weldon Fader DeLong who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his action at Guadalcanal.During World War II DeLong served primarily as a training ship for officers and men that were about to embark on ships assigned to anti-submarine warfare (ASW) duties.