Me looking from the outside in to the porthole,
The aft end of the ship (rear)
Big artillery
Big shells for the big artillery.HISTORY LESSON":
The USS Slater was "laid down" 9 March 1943, lauched 13 February 1944 and Commissioned 1 May 1944.
In 1944 the SLATER headed for Key West where she served as a target ship and as a sonar school ship. From 1944 to 1945 she served escorted convoys to England.
In 1945, the SLATER headed for the Pacific, stopping at Guantanamo Bay and Panama, then set sail to Pearl Harbor. Through the remainder of the year, she escorted convoys to Manila, Japan, Biak, N.E.I. and the Caroline Islands.
In 1945, the SLATER headed for the Pacific, stopping at Guantanamo Bay and Panama, then set sail to Pearl Harbor. Through the remainder of the year, she escorted convoys to Manila, Japan, Biak, N.E.I. and the Caroline Islands.
She was out of commision after 1947.
In 1951, the SLATER was transferred to the Hellenic Navy under the Truman Doctrine. Renamed Aetos-01, the ship served as a Hellenic Navy Officer Training Vessel until 1991 when Greece donated the ship to the Destroyer Escort Sailors Association. The ship had also been used in a number of movies including "The Guns of Navarone".
Destroyer escort sailors from around the nation donated $275,000 to bring the ship back to the United States. A Russian tugboat brought the vessel back to New York City from Crete on August 27, 1993 . Volunteers the began restoring the ship to her World War II configuration.
In 1951, the SLATER was transferred to the Hellenic Navy under the Truman Doctrine. Renamed Aetos-01, the ship served as a Hellenic Navy Officer Training Vessel until 1991 when Greece donated the ship to the Destroyer Escort Sailors Association. The ship had also been used in a number of movies including "The Guns of Navarone".
Destroyer escort sailors from around the nation donated $275,000 to bring the ship back to the United States. A Russian tugboat brought the vessel back to New York City from Crete on August 27, 1993 . Volunteers the began restoring the ship to her World War II configuration.
In July 1997 the USS Slater permanantly arrived in Albany, NY, on the Hudson River.
NAUTICAL VOCABULARY FOR US LAND-LUBBERS
Aft- Toward or at the stern (back or) the ship
Battery- The armament (guns) on a warship.
Berthing Compartments- Rooms containing bunks for enlisted sailors. They slept three high on canvas bunks with mattresses.
Bow- The pointed front part of a ship.
Convoy- A large group of ships traveling together in a tight group for mutual protection from submarine and aircraft attack.
Depth Charge- A powerful bomb, detonated by water pressure, used to attack submarines.
Galley- The kitchen, where cooks prepared food for the crew.
Gangway- Walkway used to enter and leave a ship.
Hatch- Any opening in the deck of a ship.
Hedgehog- An ahead-firing weapon that launched twenty-four contact-detonated bombs at a submerged submarine.
Knot- A nautical mile per hour; used to measure speed.
Landlubber- Any non-sailor; what you may be called if you refer to the USS SLATER as a boat.
Port- The left-hand side of the ship as you face the bow.
Projectile- A heavy missile, such as the bullets fired from the SLATER’s guns.
Propeller- A revolving shaft with blades for driving a ship through the water. On ships with more than one propeller, each rotates in a different direction to maintain balance.
Quarterdeck- The area of the ship where the gangway comes aboard.
Signal Flags- A method of sending messages using different colored flags hung from the mast to represent letters of the alphabet.
Starboard- The right-hand side of the ship as you face the bow.
Stern- The rear end of a ship.
Wardroom- The officers’ dining room and lounge. On small ships, the wardroom doubled as the operating room when needed. You can see the surgical lights about the table on the Slater!
Whaleboat- A wooden boat hung alongside a large ship. It is used for rescue operations and for ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore transfers.
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