USS Claud Jones (DE-1033)
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USS Claud Jones (DE-1033) was launched May 27 1958 by Avondale Marine Ways, Inc., Avondale, La.; sponsored by Mrs. M. R. J. Wyllie; and commissioned February 10 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.
See also, List of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
| Claud Jones-class destroyer escort |
| Claud Jones | John R. Perry | Charles Berry | McMorris |
| List of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy |
