| Navy | The Royal Canadian Navy |
| Type | Corvette |
| Class | Flower (rev.) |
| Pennant | K 487 |
| Built by | A & J Inglis Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotland): Kincaid |
| Ordered | 25 Jul 1942 |
| Laid down | 27 Feb 1943 |
| Launched | 28 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 5 Jan 1944 |
| End service | 17 Jun 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned on 17 June 1945. |
| Former name | HMS Candytuft (ii) |
Commands listed for HMCS Long Branch (K 487)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Walter Juchereau Kingsmill, RCNVR | 5 Jan 1944 | 21 Jan 1944 |
| 2 | Cdr. Edgar George Skinner, DSC, RD, RCNR | 22 Jan 1944 | 2 Feb 1944 |
| 3 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Allan Brown Taylor, RCNR | 3 Feb 1944 | 16 Apr 1944 |
| 4 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Rendell James Godschal Johnson, RCNVR | 17 Apr 1944 | 7 Oct 1944 |
| 5 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. John Barry O'Brien, RCNVR | 8 Oct 1944 | 21 Feb 1945 |
| 6 | T/Lt. Kenneth Benjamin Culley, RCNVR | 22 Feb 1945 | 14 Jun 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Long Branch include:
11 Feb 1945
HMCS Long Branch (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.B. O'Brien, RCNVR) begins a refit at Halifax.
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