USS Leonard F. Mason

USS Leonard F. Mason underway in May 1974
History
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	Callsign: NBDM Hull number: DD-852
Honors and awards	See Awards
Fate	Sold to Taiwan, 10 March 1978
Taiwan
Name	Lai Yang[1][2][3] (綏陽)
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
Armament	As built : 6 × 5"/38 caliber guns 12 × 40 mm AA guns 11 × 20 mm AA guns 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks From 1973 : 2 × twin 5"/38 caliber guns Torpedo launchers ASROC CHAFFROC Chaparral SAM 50-calibre machine guns

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.