History of USS Mason (DDG-87)

On October 10, 2016, the aircraft carrier USS Mason was targeted by a missile launched from the coast of Yemen. The missiles hit targets and were fired from Houthi-held territory as part of the ongoing Yemen-Saudi war, which includes support from Iran.

Specification

Basic

Year:
2003

Roles

- Blue Water Operations

- Fleet Support

- Hunter

- direct attack

Dimensions

Length:

509.5 ft (155.30 m)

width/width:

66 feet (20.12 m)

Elevation/Draft:

31 feet (9.45 m)

Weight

Displacement:

9,200 tons

Performance

4 x General Electric LM2500-30 gas turbines with 100,000 hp on 2 x shafts.

Performance

Speed:

30 kn (35 mph)

Area:

4,345 nautical miles (5,000 miles; 8,047 km)

Armor

1 x 64 cell Mk 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) for RIM-66 SM-2, BGM-109 Tomahawk or RUM-139 ASROC missiles.

1 x 32 cell Mk 41 VLS

1 x 5" /62 caliber with turret deck gun

2 x 25mm chain guns

4 x 12.7mm Heavy Machine Guns (HMG)

2 x Mk 46 triple torpedo launchers

1 x 20mm Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS)

Wing

2 x Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk Medium Navy Helicopter.

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