USS NITZE vs. USS MASON Race

[Shagkoosf]

i've been on the nitze last 4th in eastport maine it was awesome

[TheAmazingIrishman]

Mason won the race im on the mason we won by a small margin

[TheAmazingIrishman]

Mason won the race im on the mason we won by a small margin

[mrsmallman666]

Nitze woon

[justpicky]

The Nitze underway now .......this ship is well taken care of . Tip Top Shape !!!!

[justpicky]

looking at the video , Nitze was ahead of USS Mason ......

I know someone on this ship :) :) :)

[2007munster]

Nitze won i was on the bridge not in the engine room

[cosmicship]

I would have liked to have pitted my ship, the USS Leonard F. Mason (DD-852) against these two. In its time, the Leonard F. Mason was the fastest destroyer in the Pacific fleet. Definitely faster than 31 knots. And, yes, we raced 'em back then, too (1972)!

[BrianEstano]

I was on Mason for this race. We did indeed win it, but it was extremely close and probably would have tied if not for the sonar dome on the Nitze.

[surfsnow1984]

I was on this ship dec04-mar08

[DJDelay4DR]

Great Race i was QMOW during this evolution . mason won it had to stop though cause we had to much pressure in our sonar dome

[jackddg22]

31 Knots?? Thought that those hair dryers were faster than that. (VBG) But what do I know, I r a BT .

Nice vid, thanks for bring back old memories to a retired can sailor.

Jack

[Marineinftry]

When did the mason start guarding cruise ships in the atlantic off the florida coast?

[ROLNTERD]

i was on this ship before

[navynic84]

actually the mason won...i'm a GSM and those were my engines :)

[patch1103]

You sure about that? Well, at any rate, it was awfully darn close!

[justpicky]

Is this considered wasting money ? Who won anyways ? I hope NITZE DID ...Hewwhaww.

[patch1103]

NITZE did, in fact. Well, I suppose it's not wasting money anymore than anything else is in the Navy. Gotta test those engines somehow.

[ShaneyI3oi]

awesome!