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September 17, 2025Coast Guard Auxiliary Cadets from Norwich University aboard USS SLATER
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Cadets from Norwich University will be at USS SLATER Saturday 13 September 2025.
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Learn seafaring skills from Coast Guard Auxiliary Cadets for free!
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USS SLATER will be open for tours 10 AM to 4 PM.
Join Coast Guard Auxiliary Cadets from Norwich University aboard USS SLATER Saturday 13 September 2025. The Cadets will be interacting with the public and teaching seafaring skills to youth and adults. Learn to tie knots, toss lines, and more! This free event is provided by Norwich University and USS SLATER.
During WWII Coast Guardsmen manned hundreds of Navy and Army vessels including 30 Destroyer Escorts. Coast Guard-manned ships hunted enemy submarines, protected convoys to Europe, delivered troops and supplies to the various theaters of the war, and operated landing craft which delivered troops to the invasion beaches. Coast Guard cutters and destroyer escorts played a pivotal role fighting Nazi U-Boats in the Battle of the Atlantic. Following the war, during the 1950s, destroyer escorts were once again called into Coast Guard service to serve as weather ships. The SLATER volunteer crew includes a strong Coast Guard contingent, dedicated to preserving a piece of American history.
USS SLATER will also be open to the public for tours! Walk the decks of the last destroyer escort afloat in America. You can book tickets online at www.ussslater.org or purchase tickets at the door. Tours start every 30 minutes, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Admission is charged.
USS SLATER, the last Destroyer Escort afloat in America, is open to the public for her 28th season in Albany. Guided tours start every 30 minutes. No reservations are required, and tickets are sold at the door as well as online. USS SLATER is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 AM to 4 PM, through Sunday, November, 30th 2025. The ship is located in Downtown Albany at the intersection of Broadway and Quay Street.
