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U.S.S. LEONARD F. MASON
(DD-852)HAVE 6 GUNS AND WILL TRAVEL
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DD-852 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1945 | - | Keel Date: 2 MAY 1945 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Quincy MA | ||
| JAN | 1946 | - | Launch Date: 4 JAN 1946 | ||
| JUN | 1946 | - | Commissioned: 28 JUN 1946 | ||
| MAY | 1953 | - | DEC | 1953 | West Pac |
| AUG | 1954 | - | FEB | 1955 | West Pac |
| SEP | 1955 | - | MAR | 1956 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1957 | - | MAY | 1958 | Somalia |
| MAY | 1960 | - | MAY | 1962 | West Pac - Home Port Yokuska, Japan with DesDiv 32 |
| MAR | 1964 | - | JUN | 1966 | West Pac - Viet Nam woth homeport Yokosuka Japan |
| SEP | 1967 | - | MAR | 1968 | West Pac - Viet Nam |
| APR | 1969 | - | APR | 1969 | Shellback Initiation. Singapore |
| JUL | 1969 | - | MAR | 1973 | West Pac - Vietnam / Home Port - Yokosuka - Japan |
| OCT | 1972 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 OCT 1972 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1972 | - | MAY | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| NOV | 1972 | - | Shellback Initiation - 3 NOV 1972 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1973 | - | AUG | 1974 | Middle Pacific |
| AUG | 1975 | - | MAR | 1976 | West Pac |
| DEC | 1975 | - | Shellback Initiation - 7 DEC 1975 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1976 | - | NOV | 1976 | Decommisioning |
DD-852 General Specifications
Class: Gearing-class destroyer
Named for: Leonard F. Mason
Complement: 11 Officers and 325 Enlisted
Displacement: 2425 tons
Length: 390 feet 6 inches
Beam: 41 feet 1 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 4 500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold to Republic of China 10 March 1978
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