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''Mason'' was commissioned at [[Norfolk Navy Yard]] on 28 February, 1920 with Lieutenant [[Carl Frederick Holden|Carl F. Holden]] in temporary command. Lieutenant Commander [[Hartwell Clarence Davis|Hartwell C. Davis]] relieved him of command on 8 March. | ''Mason'' was commissioned at [[Norfolk Navy Yard]] on 28 February, 1920 with Lieutenant [[Carl Frederick Holden|Carl F. Holden]] in temporary command. Lieutenant Commander [[Hartwell Clarence Davis|Hartwell C. Davis]] relieved him of command on 8 March. | ||
''Mason'' was one of the fifty U.S. destroyers transferred to the Royal Navy in 1940, becoming '''H.M.S. ''Broadwater'''''. | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Carl Frederick Holden|nick=Carl F. Holden|appt=28 February, 1920|precBy=New Command|note=temporary}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Carl Frederick Holden|nick=Carl F. Holden|appt=28 February, 1920|precBy=New Command|note=temporary}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Hartwell Clarence Davis|nick=Hartwell C. Davis|appt=8 March, 1920}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Hartwell Clarence Davis|nick=Hartwell C. Davis|appt=8 March, 1920}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRNR}}|name=Charles Leigh de Hauteville Bell|nick=Charles L. de H. Bell|appt=9 October, 1940{{UBAllyWarship|4321}}|end=27 February, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4321}}|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Broadwater''}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommRN}}|name=William Maurice Lloyd Astwood|nick=William M. L. Astwood|appt=27 February, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4321}}|end=18 October, 1941{{UBAllyWarship|4321}}|as=Captain of H.M.S. ''Broadwater''|succBy=Vessel Lost}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:54, 23 October 2019
| U.S.S. Mason (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | DD-191 |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company[1] |
| Laid down: | 10 Jul, 1918[2] |
| Launched: | 8 Mar, 1919[3] |
| Commissioned: | 28 Feb, 1920[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 3 Jul, 1922[5] |
| Torpedoed: | 18 Oct, 1941[6] |
| Fate: | as H.M.S. Broadwater |
U.S.S. Mason was one of one hundred and fifty-six Clemson Class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
Mason was commissioned at Norfolk Navy Yard on 28 February, 1920 with Lieutenant Carl F. Holden in temporary command. Lieutenant Commander Hartwell C. Davis relieved him of command on 8 March.
Mason was one of the fifty U.S. destroyers transferred to the Royal Navy in 1940, becoming H.M.S. Broadwater.
Captains
- Lieutenant Carl F. Holden, 28 February, 1920 (temporary)
- Lieutenant Commander Hartwell C. Davis, 8 March, 1920
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Charles L. de H. Bell, 9 October, 1940[7] – 27 February, 1941[8]
- Lieutenant-Commander William M. L. Astwood, 27 February, 1941[9] – 18 October, 1941[10]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 434.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 434.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 434.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 434.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 434.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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