Port Canaveral, United States of America
NEW US NAVY DESTROYER USS MASON ARRIVES AT PORT CANAVERAL IN FLORIDA.
The USS Mason (DDG 87), the United States Navy's newest and most
advanced guided missile destroyer, arrives at Port Canaveral, Florida,
April 4,2003. The Mason is the newest of the Arleigh Burke class
destroyers and carries an array of advanced weaponry, including the
Aegis anti-air warfare missile system, Tomahawk land attack missiles,
an advanced anti-submarine detection system and two helicopters. The
Mason is to be commissioned at Port Canaveral on April 12, 2003.
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