Claud Jones-class destroyer escort

	USS McMorris underway off Oahu on 10 March 1972
Class overview
Builders	Avondale Shipyard
Operators	United States Navy; Indonesian Navy;
Preceded by	Dealey-class destroyer escort
Succeeded by	Bronstein-class frigate
Built	1956–1959
In service	1954-2009
Completed	4
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 0 in (95.1 m) oa
Beam	38 ft 0 in (11.6 m)
Draft	12 ft 1 in (3.7 m)
Propulsion	4 × Fairbanks-Morse 38ND8 diesel engines; 9,200 shp (6,860 kW); 1 shaft;
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h)
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement	175
Armament	2 × single 3-inch/50-caliber guns; 2 × triple 12.75 in (324 mm) Mk.32 torpedo tubes; 2 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortars;

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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