 USS Slater during World War II
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Slater |
| Namesake | Frank O. Slater |
| Builder | Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida |
| Laid down | 9 March 1943 |
| Launched | 20 February 1944 |
| Commissioned | 1 May 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 26 September 1947 |
| Stricken | 7 March 1951 |
| Identification | DE-766 |
| Fate | Transferred to Greece, 1 March 1951 |
 Greece | |
| Name | Aetos |
| Acquired | 1 March 1951 |
| Decommissioned | 5 July 1991 |
| Identification | D01 |
| Fate | Returned to US and preserved as memorial in Albany, New York |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cannon-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement | 1,240 long tons (1,260 t) |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 8 in (11.18 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Range | 10,800 nmi (20,000 km; 12,400 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 15 officers, 201 enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Slater (Destroyer Escort) | |
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| Location | Port of Albany, Albany, New York |
| Coordinates | 42°38′34.6″N 73°44′58.3″W / 42.642944°N 73.749528°W |
| Built | 1944 |
| Architect | Tampa Shipbuilding |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000393[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 7 May 1998 |
| Designated NHL | 2 March 2012 |
USS Slater (DE-766) is a Cannon-class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy and later in the Hellenic (Greek) Navy. Following service during World War II, the ship was transferred to Greece and renamed Aetos. Decommissioned in 1991, the destroyer escort was returned to the United States.
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. As of 2020, fewer than 12 destroyer escorts survive, with Slater the only one in its wartime configuration.[2][3] Slater was designated a National Historic Landmark on 2 March 2012.[4]
USS Slater was struck by the Hudson River touring ship Dutch Apple on 10 September 2019. A mechanical issue aboard Dutch Apple was to blame for the collision.[5]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 9 July 2010.
- ^ "Historic WWII Vintage Destroyer to Transit New York's Hudson River". Maritime Executive. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ USS Stewart is exhibited on dry land at Seawolf Park in Galveston, Texas; USS McAnn is preserved in Brazil
- ^ "Secretary Salazar Designates Thirteen New National Historic Landmarks". U.S. Department of the Interior. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ "Dutch Apple hits USS Slater". WNYT NewsChannel 13. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.