USS Leonard F. Mason
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For ships with similar names, see USS Mason.
USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Private First Class Leonard F. Mason USMC (1920–1944), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Battle of Guam.
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USS Leonard F. Mason underway in May 1974 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Leonard F. Mason |
Namesake | Leonard Foster Mason |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation |
Laid down | 6 August 1945 |
Launched | 4 January 1946 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Hillery Mason |
Commissioned | 28 June 1946 |
Decommissioned | 2 November 1976 |
Stricken | 2 November 1976 |
Identification |
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Honors and awards | See Awards |
Fate | Sold to Taiwan, 10 March 1978 |
Taiwan | |
Name | |
Namesake | Lai Yang |
Acquired | 10 March 1978 |
Commissioned | 25 May 1978 |
Reclassified | DDG-926 |
Decommissioned | 16 February 2000 |
Out of service | Hull number: DD-926 |
Fate | Sunk as artificial reef, 11 April 2003 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Gearing-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,425 long tons (2,464 t) |
Length | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
Beam | 41 ft 1 in (12.52 m) |
Draft | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
Propulsion | Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 65,464 shp (49 MW) |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 11 officers, 325 crew |
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