USS Mason (DD-191)

USS Mason (DD-191)
History
United States
NameUSS Mason
NamesakeJohn Y. Mason
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company
Laid down10 July 1918
Launched8 March 1919
Commissioned28 February 1920
Decommissioned3 July 1922
Recommissioned4 December 1939
Decommissioned8 October 1940
Stricken8 January 1941
IdentificationDD-191
FateTransferred to United Kingdom 9 October 1940
United Kingdom
NameHMS Broadwater
Acquired9 October 1940
Commissioned9 October 1940
IdentificationPennant number: H81
FateTorpedoed and sunk by U-101, 18 October 1941
General characteristics
Class and typeClemson-class destroyer
Displacement1190 tons
Length314 ft 5 in (95.83 m)
Beam31 ft 9 in (9.68 m)
Draft9 ft 3 in (2.82 m)
Propulsion
  • 26,500 shp (19,800 kW)
  • geared turbines,
  • 2 screws
Speed35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range4,900 nmi (9,100 km; 5,600 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement101 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Mason (DD-191) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Broadwater (H81).


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