USS McMorris |
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| 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 commission: | 1958–1974 |
| 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 (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 |
| Armament: | • 2 × 3"/50 caliber guns (1×2) • 6 × 12.75 in (324 mm) Mk.32 torpedo tubes (2×3) • 2 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar |
The Claud Jones class destroyer escorts were four ships built for the US Navy in the late 1950s. These ships were a Diesel 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 vessels and were sold after only 15 years service.
A total of four ships of the Claud Jones class were built. All were decommissioned in 1973-1974 and sold to Indonesia. All ships were built by Avondale.
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