USS Slater (Destroyer Escort) - Albany NY
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N 42° 38.551 W 073° 44.999
18T E 602475 N 4721874
USS Slater (DE-766) is a Cannon-class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy. Slater was designated a National Historic Landmark on 2 March 2012
Waymark Code: WMVHT3
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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USS Slater (DE-766) is a Cannon-class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy and later in the Hellenic (Greek) Navy. The ship was named for Frank O. Slater of Alabama, a sailor killed on the cruiser USS San Francisco during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.

USS Slater is now a museum ship on the Hudson River in Albany, New York, the only one of its kind afloat in the United States. (USS Stewart (DE-238) is exhibited at Seawolf Park in Galveston, Texas, but located on dry land and USS Atherton (DE-169) is still in service in the Philippine Navy.) Slater was designated a National Historic Landmark on 2 March 2012.

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Port of Albany
Albany , NY


County / Borough / Parish: Albany

Year listed: 1998

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event

Periods of significance: 1925-1949

Historic function: Defense

Current function: Recreation And Culture

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

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Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

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