USS Claud Jones

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For information about this ship's class, see Claud Jones-class destroyer escort

USS Claud Jones (DE-1033) underway off the coast of Oahu on 22 February 1971 (NH 107506).jpg
USS Claud Jones (DE-1033)
History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameUSS Claud Jones (DE-1033)
Namesake Claud Ashton Jones
Builder Avondale Marine Ways, Avondale, Louisiana
Launched27 May 1958
Sponsored byMrs. M. R. J. Wyllie
Commissioned10 February 1959
Stricken16 December 1974
FateSold to Indonesia, 1 December 1974
Flag of Indonesia.svgIndonesia
NameKRI Mongisidi (343)
Namesake Robert Wolter Mongisidi
Acquired1 December 1974
DecommissionedJanuary 2003
StatusDecommissioned; awaiting disposal
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 (95 m)
Beam38 ft 10 in (11.84 m)
Draft12 ft 1 in (3.68 m)
Propulsion
  • 4 × Fairbanks-Morse 38ND8 Diesels
  • 9,240 shp; 7,000 bhp
  • 1 shaft
Speed20–22 knots (37–41 km/h)
Range7,000  nmi (13,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement
  • 171 total:
  • 12 Officers
  • 159 enlisted men
Electronic warfare
& decoys
AN/SPS-6E-2D air search radar
Armament

USS Claud Jones (DE-1033) was launched 27 May 1958 by Avondale Marine Ways, Avondale, Louisiana, sponsored by Mrs. M. R. J. Wyllie; and commissioned 10 February 1959, Lieutenant Commander W. M. Cone in command. The ship was named for Claud Ashton Jones.

After training at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Claud Jones cruised to northern Europe between June and August 1959, returning to Key West, Florida, her home port. During 1960, she operated along the east coast and in the Caribbean, with a voyage to northern European waters during NATO exercises in September and October.

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