UsSS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852)

USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852) was a Gearing-class destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in 1946, named in honor of Private First Class Leonard F. Mason, a Medal of Honor recipient from World War II. Throughout her service, the ship operated extensively in the Pacific, participating in the Korean War where she provided naval gunfire support and screened aircraft carriers. During the Vietnam War, USS Leonard F. Mason conducted search and rescue missions, naval gunfire support, and patrolled the Gulf of Tonkin. After decades of distinguished service, she was decommissioned in 1976 and later transferred to the Hellenic Navy of Greece, where she served as HS Kalypso (D-64).