Gillibrand Calls for Historic Landmark Designation for USS Slater

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Gillibrand: Landmark Designation for WWII Naval Warship Will Boost Tourism, Economic Activity in Albany

This week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) urged the National Park Service to designate the USS Slater--one of the remaining World War II naval ships and the only destroyer escort afloat in the United States --as a National Historic Landmark.

Senator Gillibrand wrote in a letter to Paul Loether, Chief of the National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program, "I urge you to consider the favorable findings of the National Park Service commissioned study regarding the merits for designation. While berthed in the Hudson River, the USS Slater has become a very popular destination and achieving this designation has the potential to greatly enhance tourism and economic activity in the surrounding area."

The National Historic Landmark designation would provide greatly needed resources to further preserve and maintain the USS Slater DE-766, which is docked on the Hudson River in Albany. The USS Slater, which served in the United States Navy fleet during World War II, has undergone an extensive seventeen-year restoration to its 1945 configuration. The ship is named after an Alabama sailor, Frank Slater, who was killed during World War II.

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