- USS Claud Jones (DE-1033)
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USS Claude Jones (DE-1033)Career (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 Struck: 16 December 1974 Fate: Sold to Indonesia, 1 December 1974 Career (Indonesia) Name: KRI Monginsidi (343) Acquired: 1 December 1974 Fate: unknown General characteristics Class and type: Claud Jones class destroyer escort 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 includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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United States Navy
Claud Jones · John R. Perry · Charles Berry · McMorris
Indonesian Navy
List of destroyer escorts of the United States NavyCategories:- Claud Jones class destroyer escorts
- Ships built in Louisiana
- 1958 ships
- United States Navy West Virginia-related ships
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