Museum ships are slowly reopening.  The USS Slater on the Albany waterfront, the last Destroyer Escort afloat in America, is set to open to the public on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31st. After Memorial Day the ship will operate normal hours Wednesday through Sunday, from 10 am to 4 pm.

Guided tours take place every 30 minutes. All visitors and volunteers are required to wear a mask while aboard Slater. Tour groups will be kept small, and the ship will be disinfected regularly. No reservations are required.

Admission is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors, $7 for children, and free for children under 5 years old.

USS Slater is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm, through Sunday 28 November 2021. The ship is located in Downtown Albany at the intersection of Broadway and Quay Street.

USS Slater (DE-766) is a Cannon-class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy and later in the Hellenic (Greek) Navy. Following service during World War II, the ship was transferred to Greece and renamed Aetos. Decommissioned in 1991, the destroyer escort was returned to the United States.