| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Clemson |
| Pennant | DMS 11 |
| Mod | High speed minesweeper |
| Built by | William Cramp and Sons (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 7 Sep 1918 |
| Launched | 26 Apr 1919 |
| Commissioned | 2 Oct 1919 |
| Lost | 6 Jan 1945 |
| Loss position | 16° 20'N, 120° 10'E |
| History | Decommissioned on 1 February 1923 |
Commands listed for USS Hovey (DMS 11)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Rufus Edwards Rose, USN | 18 Apr 1939 | 15 Jan 1940 |
| 2 | John Edwards Florance, USN | 15 Jan 1940 | 16 Dec 1941 |
| 3 | Wilton Stewart Heald, USN | 16 Dec 1941 | 21 Sep 1942 |
| 4 | Lt. Edwin Anderson McDonald, USN | 21 Sep 1942 | 24 Jan 1944 |
| 5 | Asa Allan Clark, III, USN | 24 Jan 1944 | 22 Dec 1944 (1) |
| 6 | Benjamin Nooe Cole, USNR | 22 Dec 1944 | 6 Jan 1945 |
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