USS Mason

USS Mason (DE-529), an Evarts-class destroyer escort, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named Mason, though DE-529 was the only one specifically named for Ensign Newton Henry Mason. USS Mason was one of two US Navy ships with largely African-American crews in World War II. The other was USS PC-1264, a submarine chaser. These two ships were manned by African Americans as the result of a letter sent to President Roosevelt by the NAACP in mid-December 1941. Entering service in 1944, the vessel was used for convoy duty in the Battle of the Atlantic for the remainder of the war. Following the war, Mason was sold for scrap and broken up in 1947.

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speed 21 knot, 
Evarts-class destroyer escort, destroyer escort, United States Navy, 

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1943-10-14T00:00:00Z

1943-10-14T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1943-11-17T00:00:00Z

1943-11-17T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1945-10-12T00:00:00Z

1945-10-12T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1944-03-20T00:00:00Z

1944-03-20T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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First Predominately Negro Ship Commissioned USS Mason - DPLA - 9c56fdc3b2462caf5e2d5d7b06125901

Sailor James Posing with Guns of USS Mason (DE-529), Spectacle Island, Boston, Massachusetts - DPLA - 614f3b00a610324e4c683f5c301dcd61

Launching of USS Mason (DE-529), 17 November 1943

Sailors the USS Mason (DE-529) in Boston, 20 March 1944

Negro sailors of the USS MASON commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 20 March 1944 proudly look over their ship which is first to have predominantly Negro crew HD-SN-99-02594

USS Mason DE-529

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		First Predominately Negro Ship Commissioned USS Mason - DPLA - 9c56fdc3b2462caf5e2d5d7b06125901		Commons
commons	image		Sailor James Posing with Guns of USS Mason (DE-529), Spectacle Island, Boston, Massachusetts - DPLA - 614f3b00a610324e4c683f5c301dcd61		Commons
commons	image		Launching of USS Mason (DE-529), 17 November 1943		Commons
commons	image		Sailors the USS Mason (DE-529) in Boston, 20 March 1944		Commons
commons	image		Negro sailors of the USS MASON commissioned at Boston Navy Yard 20 March 1944 proudly look over their ship which is first to have predominantly Negro crew HD-SN-99-02594		Commons
commons	image		USS Mason DE-529		Commons