USS Long
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USS Long, named for John Davis Long, Secretary of the Navy from 1897 to 1902, was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy.
USS Long (DD-209) underway during an Alaskan cruise, circa 1937
USS Long as minesweeper, Oct 1943
Yos Sudarso Bay
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Yos Sudarso Bay, known as Humboldt Bay from 1827 to 1968, is a small bay on the north coast of New Guinea, about 50 kilometers west of the border between Indonesia's province of Papua and the country
USS Long
…and Espiritu Santo from Cape Sudest. On 18 April, Long sailed for the invasion of the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area; she entered Humboldt Bay 22 April, made an exploratory sweep, and then fired a close-in preinvasion bombardment. Long arrived at Guadalcanal early in May to prepare for the…
Yos Sudarso Bay from the skyline overlooking the bay. Villages of Tobati (left) and Enggros (right) are visible in the foreground.
Humboldt Bay in the 1910s