13 years ago today, on 2 March 2012, Cannon-class Destroyer Escort USS Slater (DE-766) , already on the National Register of Historic Places since 7 May 1998, was designated a National Historic Landmark.
USS Slater, Albany, NY
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74 years ago today, on 1 March 1951, Cannon-class destroyer escort USS Slater DE-766 was transferred to Greece as Aetos - D01.
USS Slater, Albany, NY
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82 years ago today, on 13 February 1944, Cannon-class destroyer escort USS Slater DE-766 was launched at the Tampa Shipbuilding Company in Tampa, Florida, christened by Lenora Slater, mother of Seaman 2nd Class Frank Olga Slater, who was killed in action aboard USS San Francisco (CA-38) off Savo Island during World War II.
MuseumShip USS Slater, Albany, NY
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83 years ago today, on 22 November 1942, Edsall class destroyer escort USS Stewart DE-238 was launched at Brown Shipbuilding, Houston, TX, sponsored by Mrs. William A. Porteos, Jr.
Museum ship at Galveston Naval Museum, TX
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27 years ago today, on 26 October 1997, Cannon-class destroyer escort USS Slater (DE-766) arrived in Albany
Museum ship USS Slater, Albany, NY
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