USS Mason (DDG-87)

USS Mason on 29 July 2008
History
United States
NameMason
NamesakeNewton Henry Mason
Ordered13 December 1996
BuilderBath Iron Works
Laid down19 January 2000
Launched23 June 2001
Commissioned12 April 2003
HomeportMayport
Identification
MottoProudly We Serve
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeArleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer
Displacement9,200 tons
Length509 ft 6 in (155.30 m)
Beam66 ft (20 m)
Draft31 ft (9.4 m)
Propulsion4 × General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 100,000 shp (75,000 kW)
Speedexceeds 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement380 officers and enlisted
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × MH-60R Seahawk helicopters

USS Mason (DDG-87) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named in honor of the Black crewmembers who served on board USS Mason (DE-529) during the period of racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces.[1]

This ship is the 37th destroyer of her class. Mason was the 21st ship of this class to be built at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, and construction began on 19 January 2000. She was launched and christened on 23 June 2001. On 12 April 2003, a commissioning ceremony was held at Port Canaveral, Florida. She is currently homeported at the Naval Station Mayport in Mayport, Florida.

  1. ^ "History". United States Navy. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2022.