Claud Jones-class destroyer escort

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USS McMorris underway off Oahu on 10 March 1972
Class overview
Builders Avondale Shipyard
Operators
Preceded by Dealey-class destroyer escort
Succeeded by Bronstein-class frigate
Built1956–1959
In service1954-2009
Completed4
General characteristics
Type Destroyer escort
Displacement
  • 1,314 long tons (1,335 t) standard
  • 1,970 long tons (2,000 t) full load
Length312 ft 0 in (95.1 m) oa
Beam38 ft 0 in (11.6 m)
Draft12 ft 1 in (3.7 m)
Propulsion
Speed22 knots (41 km/h)
Range7,000  nmi (13,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement175
Armament

The Claud Jones-class destroyer escorts were four destroyer escorts built for the United States Navy in the late 1950s. These ships were a diesel-powered version of the earlier Dealey class and were designed with the aim of producing a cheaper ship suitable for rapid production in wartime. These ships also had reduced armament and speed compared to their predecessors. They were not seen as effective anti-submarine warfare vessels by the United States Navy and were sold after only 15 years service to the Indonesian Navy.

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Description

The class was designed under project SCB 131 as a cost-effective version of an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ship that could be built quickly in case of rapid mobilization. [1] The Claud Jones class had a standard displacement of 1,314 long tons (1,335 t) and were 1,916 long tons (1,947 t) at full load. The destroyer escorts were 301 feet 0 inches (91.7 m) long at the waterline and 312 feet 0 inches (95.1 m) overall with a beam of 38 feet 0 inches (11.6 m) and a draft of 12 feet 11 inches (3.9 m). [2] The Claud Jones class had an aluminum superstructure, a tripod mast forward and a pole mast further back amidships, with two stacks. [3] [lower-alpha 1]

Following the guidelines given to them, the designers chose a single-shaft diesel-powered ship to maximize cost effectiveness. [4] The Claud Jones class were given four Fairbanks Morse 38ND8 diesel engines rated at 9,200 brake horsepower (6,860 kW). [3] The class had a range of 7,000 nautical miles (12,964 km; 8,055 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) and a maximum speed of 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph). [2] [3] [lower-alpha 2]

The ships were initially armed with two 3-inch (76 mm)/50 caliber guns, one located forward with a closed shield and one located aft with an open shield. [lower-alpha 3] For ASW, the destroyer escorts were equipped with two forward-firing hedgehog anti-submarine mortars, two fixed 12.75-inch (324 mm) Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes and one depth charge rack placed over the stern. The fixed torpedo tubes were later removed and replaced with two triple tube mounts. [2] [3] In 1961, Charles Berry and McMorris received a Norwegian-designed Terne III ASW rocket-propelled depth-charge system. [2]

The Claud Jones class was initially equipped with variable depth sonar, AN/SPS-10 and AN/SPS-6 search radars and SQS-29/32 hull-mounted sonar. The variable depth sonar was later removed. The vessels had a ship's company of 175 with 15 officers and 160 enlisted personnel. [3] The class was not well-received and the designers were ordered to come back with another design, leading to the successor Bronstein-class frigates. [2]

Indonesian service

The four vessels of the class were transferred to the Indonesian Navy in 1973–1974. In Indonesian service, Samadikun (ex-John R. Perry) and Martadinata (ex-Charles Berry) had one of the 3-inch guns removed and given Soviet twin-mounted 37 mm (1.46 in) guns and twin-mounted 25 mm (0.98 in) guns. Monginsidi (ex-Claud Jones) and Ngurah Rai (ex-McMorris) kept their two 3-inch mounts and had twin-mounted 25 mm guns added. [5]

Ships in class

Claud Jones class [2] [3] [5]
US nameHull no.BuilderLaid downLaunchedUS serviceIndonesian nameHull no.Indonesian service
CommissionedFateCommissionedStatus
USS Claud Jones DE-1033 Avondale Shipyard, Louisiana 1 June 195727 May 195816 November 1958Sold 16 December 1974KRI Monginsidi3431974Retired
USS John R. Perry DE-10341 October 195729 July 195812 January 1959Sold 20 February 1973KRI Samadikun3411973Retired
USS Charles Berry DE-10353 September 195717 March 195925 November 1960Sold 31 January 1974KRI Martadinata3421974Retired
USS McMorris DE-10361 October 195726 May 19594 March 1960Sold 16 December 1974KRI Ngurah Rai3441974Retired

Notes

  1. The Claud Jones-ships' displacement is stated by Moore as 1,450 long tons (1,470 t) standard and 1,750 long tons (1,780 t) at full load.
  2. Moore states that the vessels had only one shaft, while Gardiner, Chumbley & Budzbon state the ships' engines were rated at 8,700 brake horsepower (6,500 kW).
  3. The 50 caliber denotes the length of the gun. This means that the length of the gun barrel is 50 times the bore diameter.

Citations

  1. Friedman, Norman (1982). U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 275–279. ISBN   0-87021-733-X.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gardiner, Chumbley & Budzbon 1995, p. 596.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Moore 1974, p. 447.
  4. "Destroyer History Foundation" . Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  5. 1 2 Moore 1981, p. 233.

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