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U.S.S. MASON

(DDG-87)

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USS MASON (DDG-87) - an Arleigh Burke class destroyer

In Commission 2003 to Present

DDG-87 Deployments - Major Events

Add a DDG-87 Shellback Initiation Add a DDG-87 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JAN2000-Keel Date: 19 JAN 2000
at Bath Iron Works Bath ME
JUN2001-Launch Date: 23 JUN 2001
APR2003-Commissioned: 12 APR 2003
OCT2004-APR2005Mediterranean
JAN2011-JUN2011Mediterranean
JAN2011-JUL2011North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean
MAR2011-Transits Suez from Red Sea to Med due to Libyan Uprising - 11 Mar 11

DDG-87 General Specifications

Class: Arleigh Burke class destroyer

Named for: Mason (DE-529)

Complement: 380 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 9200 tons

Length: 509 feet 6 inches

Beam: 66 feet

Flank Speed: 30+ knots