Find Navy Ship from WWII USS Mason 529?

Question

FIND HISTORY OF THE NAVY BATTLE SHIP CALLED USS MASO 529

Answer 1

The link below will give you all you need to know about the USS Mason, DDE 529
The DDE indicates she was a destroyer escort, and not a battleship.

Answer 2

Battleships were ALWAYS named after states.Cruisers were named after cities.Destroyers and Destroyer escorts are named after famous sailors.USS Mason was a destroyer escort named for Newton Henry Mason,a pilot born in New York City and killed in the battle of Coral Sea in 1942.

Answer 3

Here is a site for the USS Mason DE529:

http://www.ussmason.org/