Uss Slater...

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...FYI...

...For those Navy men, and women out there that might come through Albany during the summer months,...

... The USS SLATER, DE 766 is docked , and open for tours on the Hudson river at Albany NY, and she is 100 % ready...

...During WWII, destroyer escorts battled nazi u-boats on the Norht Atlantic protecting convoys of men, and material.

...In the Pacific, they stood first in line to defend navel task forces from kamikaze attacks...

...The ship is undergoing a complete restoration...

...Tours include the crew's quarters, galley, pilot house,and bridge ward room, main gun, and antiaircraft batteries, and anti submarine weapons...

... http://www.ussslater.org

......took my son down today, but it was closed, open Wed. throught Sunday, took some pictures, and will send them to David to post up.

...can't imagine being on the North Atlantic on one of those........................