NavSource Main Page FAQ Contact us Search NavSource

Waving US Flag

NavSource Naval History
Photographic History of the United States Navy
DESTROYER
ARCHIVE

USS LEONARD F. MASON (DD-852)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NBDM

Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign (circa 1968) - STUD POKER

CLASS - GEARING As Built.
Displacement 3460 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 390' 6"(oa) x 40' 10" x 14' 4" (Max)
Armament 6 x 5"/38AA (3x2), 12 x 40mm AA, 11 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 36.8 Knots, Range 4500 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 336.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel,Quincy. August 6 1945.
Launched January 4 1946 and commissioned June 28 1946.
Decommissioned (?).
Stricken November 2 1976.
To Taiwan March 10 1978, renamed Shuei Yang.
Fate Decommissioned by Taiwan February 16 2000 and to be sunk as an artificial reef.
Click On Image
For Full Size Image
Size Image Description Contributed
By
Mason 60kLeonard Foster Mason, born Middleboro, Ky., 22 February 1920, enlisted in the Marine Corps in April 1943. Promoted to private first class in March 1943, Mason was sent to the Pacific war zone in October. During the landing on Guam 22 July 1944, two enemy machineguns opened fire on Mason’s platoon. Although mortally wounded, Mason cleared out the hostile position, acting on his own initiative. His heroic act in the face of almost certain death enabled his platoon to accomplish its mission. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Photo from the USMC History Division.Bill Gonyo
Mason 73kUndated, location unknown.-
Mason 92kEarly post war, location unknown.Marc Piché
Mason 63kUndated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.Mike Smolinski
Mason 112kNavy Photo 7022-9-50, amidships looking forward plan view of USS Leonard F. Mason (DD 852) with USS Stickell (DD 888) inboard at Mare Island on 28 Sep 1950. USS Leonard F. Mason was in overhaul at the yard from 31 July to 6 Oct 1950.Darryl Baker
Mason 116kNavy Photo 7025-9-50, amidships looking forward plan view of USS Stickell (DD 888) with USS Leonard F. Mason (DD 852) outboard at Mare Island on 28 Sep 1950. Stickell was in overhaul at the yard from 28 July to 6 Oct 1950.Darryl Baker
Mason 114kNavy Photo 7027-9-50, aft plan view of USS Stickell (DD 888) with USS Leonard F. Mason (DD 852) outboard at Mare Island on 28 Sep 1950.Darryl Baker
Mason 94kOff the rugged Korean coast, while on a bombardment mission. Photograph is dated 5 September 1951, but was taken earlier in the year, as Leonard F. Mason left the Western Pacific for the U.S. in late July 1951. Note snowy mountainsides in the background. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Fred Weiss
Mason 224kHong Kong, April 10 1966© Richard Leonhardt
Mason 38kSan Francisco July 1972.Marc Piché
Mason 50kShip's patch.Mike Smolinski
Mason 65kShip's patch.Mike Smolinski
Mason 35kShip's patch.Mike Smolinski
On Taiwanese Service
Mason 50kUnderway June 11 1989, location unknown.Robert Hurst

USS LEONARD F. MASON DD-852 History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The hazegray Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Stephen "Jim" Long
Address: 147 E. El Valle, Green Valley, AZ 85614
Phone: (520)399-4962
E-mail: None


Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.


Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

Back To The Main Photo Index To The Destroyer Index Page


Comments and Suggestions about this page, E-mail DestroyerInfo
Problems and site related matters, E-mail Webmaster

This Page Is Created And Maintained By Fred Willshaw (ex DD692)
All Pages Copyright © 1996-2008 Paul R. Yarnall © 2008 NavSource Naval History. All Rights Reserved.