| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Wickes |
| Pennant | DMS 5 |
| Mod | High speed minesweeper |
| Built by | Fore River Shipbuilding Co. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 28 May 1918 |
| Launched | 18 Aug 1919 |
| Commissioned | 22 Nov 1919 |
| Lost | 7 Jan 1945 |
| Loss position | 16° 20'N, 120° 10'E |
| History | Decommissioned on 31 May 1922 |
Commands listed for USS Palmer (DMS 5)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. John Stuart Blue, USN | 7 Aug 1940 | 21 Feb 1942 (1) |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Joshua Winfred Cooper, USN | 21 Feb 1942 | 12 Nov 1942 |
| 3 | T/Lt.Cdr. Lester Cameron Conwell, USN | 12 Nov 1942 | 27 Sep 1943 |
| 4 | Robert Hampson Thomas, USNR | 27 Sep 1943 | 31 Jul 1944 |
| 5 | William Edward McGuirk, USN | 31 Jul 1944 | 7 Jan 1945 |
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