USS Claud Jones

For ships with similar names, see USS Jones.

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

USS Claud Jones (DE-1033)
History
United States
Name	USS Claud Jones (DE-1033)
Namesake	Claud Ashton Jones
Builder	Avondale Marine Ways, Avondale, Louisiana
Launched	27 May 1958
Sponsored by	Mrs. M. R. J. Wyllie
Commissioned	10 February 1959
Stricken	16 December 1974
Fate	Sold to Indonesia, 1 December 1974
Indonesia
Name	KRI Mongisidi (343)
Namesake	Robert Wolter Mongisidi
Acquired	1 December 1974
Decommissioned	January 2003
Status	Decommissioned; 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
Length	312 ft (95 m)
Beam	38 ft 10 in (11.84 m)
Draft	12 ft 1 in (3.68 m)
Propulsion	4 × Fairbanks-Morse 38ND8 Diesels 9,240 shp; 7,000 bhp 1 shaft
Speed	20–22 knots (37–41 km/h)
Range	7,000 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	2 × 3"/50 caliber guns (2 × 1) 6 × 12.75 in (324 mm) Mk.32 torpedo tubes (2 × 3) 2 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar

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.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
•  This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.