Naval Station Mayport is the new home of a destroyer with a notable history. The USS Mason, which arrived yesterday from its previous home port of Norfolk, Virginia, is named in honor of the last ship to carry the Mason name, which was one of two Navy ships with a majority-Black crew during World War II. The current Mason was fired on while conducting routine operations in the Red Sea in 2016, prompting the U.S. to launch missile attacks on three coastal radar sites in Yemen. (News4Jax)
