The Claud Jones class was a group of four United States Navy destroyer escorts, Claud Jones, John R. Perry, Charles Berry and McMorris, designed in the 1950s as the second dedicated anti-submarine ocean escort of the Cold War. The aim was a cheap ship that could be built quickly in a mobilization, so the order was given to a single yard, Avondale Marine Ways in Louisiana, and the designers chose a single-shaft diesel plant in place of the turbines of the preceding Dealey class. The lead ship was laid down on 1 June 1957, launched on 27 May 1958 and commissioned on 10 February 1959. The navy did not rate the ships highly as submarine hunters, and the class led to the Bronstein-class frigates that followed. All four were sold to Indonesia in 1973 and 1974 and served there into the 2000s, and the design also inspired the Turkish Berk class.
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with a construction awarded to a single yard to make them cheaper even, at Avondale Shipyard, Louisiana.
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The Claud Jones class were the second dedicated ASW vessel of cold war for the US Navy.
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Four Claude Jones (DE-1033) class destroyer escorts were approved in the FY1955-56 programs.
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USS Claud Jones, commissioning
commissioned on 10 February 1959
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chose a single-shaft diesel-powered ship to maximize cost effectiveness
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All four were sold to Indonesia in 1974 (retired 2009)
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with a construction awarded to a single yard to make them cheaper even, at Avondale Shipyard, Louisiana.
Introduction, US Navy
The Claud Jones class were the second dedicated ASW vessel of cold war for the US Navy.
Of Make: Avondale Shipyard, Introduction, builder
with a construction awarded to a single yard to make them cheaper even, at Avondale Shipyard, Louisiana.
In Group: Destroyers, Frigates and Corvettes, Introduction, ship type
The Claud Jones class were the second dedicated ASW vessel of cold war for the US Navy.
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The Claud Jones class were the second dedicated ASW vessel of cold war for the US Navy.
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