HOPE HODGE SECK
A Navy destroyer that fired three missiles in defense of itself and other U.S. ships when it came under attack last fall has been honored with one of the service’s most prestigious awards.
This week, the USS Mason was presented with the 2016 Battenberg Cup, an honor recognizing the most exemplary ship in the Navy’s Atlantic Fleet.
The Mason, which was commissioned in 2003 and is homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, is just the 5th destroyer in 11 years to receive the honor, according to Navy officials.
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