LOG OF THE USS SLATER
Following is the log of the ship's travels with a few added notes. This journey commences following the commissioning ceremonies. Music is "Glory to the Navy"
Key West, Florida - Loaded supplies
May 8 - May 10, 1944

Tampa, Florida - Additional supplies
May 11 - May 26,1944
Engine Room (B-2) Fire - two men burned

Bermuda - Shakedown Cruise
May 29 - June 25, 1944

Shakedown CruiseIn this period the Slater has single 20mm guns with two on the bridge level and two on the fantail. A range finder is located on the Mk 51 deck. The HF/DF antenna is on the main mast (aft) visible during construction is gone.
U-505 Torpedo Mission
Burmuda - Puerto Rico - Maryland
June 25 - June 29,1944		At this time, the German submarineU-505 was boarded by the USS Pillsbury (DE-133) off the coast off PUERTO RICO and taken into port. On board the sub was a torpedo not known by the U.S. and it was decided to have it taken to the munitions lab at Solomons Island, Maryland. The torpedo was loaded on the Slater's boat deck and taken to Solomon's Island on June 27, 1944.Capture U-505
Boston, Massachusetts - Yard availability
June 29 - July 11,1944

Key West, Florida - School Ship
July 14 - Sept. 14, 1944
See TARGET SHIP story

Torpedos have been replaced by four single 40mm gun tubs without gun directors.

360 Degree TurnTurn close-up
Bayonne, New Jersey
Sept. 17 - Sept. 25, 1944
?painted dazzel?
Portland, Maine
Sept. 26 - Oct. 2, 1944

Brooklyn, New York -,Convoy
Oct. 3 - Oct. 6, 1944

arrival 3/4 bow on
dazzle port dazzle flanktop view
Liverpool, England - Convoy
Oct. 17 - Oct. 20, 1944

Milfordhaven, Wales - Convoy
Oct. 21 - Oct. 21, 1944

Brooklyn, New York - Convoy
Nov. 2 - Nov. 19, 1944

Dazzle Camouflage Dazzle Camouflage
Portland, Maine
Nov. 14 - Nov. 19,1944

New York, New York - Convoy
Nov. 20 - Nov. 24, 1944
Glasgow, Scotland (Greenock) - Convoy
Dec. 5 - Dec. 9, 1944

Convoy N Atlanticconvoy N Atlantic
Bayonne, New Jersey - Convoy
Dec. 22 - Jan. 2, 1945

Portland, Maine
Jan. 4 -Jan. 8, 1945

Boston, Massachusetts - Convoy
Jan. 8 -Jan. 10, 1945

winter convoy Ice
Cardiff, Wales - Convoy
Jan. 22 - Jan. 28, 1945

Milfordhaven, Wales Convoy
Jan. 28 - Jan. 29, 1945

Brooklyn, New York - Yard Availability
, Feb. 9 - Feb. 20, 1945

 Steaming Guns Breaches Bouy N Atlantic
At this point the four single 40mm replaced with two twin 40mm with Mk51 directors, and Mk52 installed for 3 inch gun direction.
Block Island, Long Island, NY
Feb. 21 - Feb. 24, 1945

Brooklyn, New York - Convoy
Feb. 25 - Feb. 27, 1945

Cardiff, Wales - Convoy
March 10 - March 14,1945

Brooklyn, NY - Convoy
March 26 - April 8,1945

bow on 3/4 bow on over
angle on port bowport sideport side
port side-stern stern view starboard side-stern
Portland, Maine
April 9 - April 12, 1945

Brooklyn, New York - Convoy
April 13 - April 15, 1945

Cardiff, Wales - Convoy
April 28 - May 4,1945
VE Day happened while the ship was on Convoy. VE Day was celebrated upon return on 29 May 1945

VE Day celebration3/4 bow on
Brooklyn, NY - Convoy,

Yard Availability
May 15 -June 8, 1945

Yard work may have included replacement of single 20mm's with twin 20mm's. Possibly repainted Measure 21 for Pacific duty.

bow-port sideaft-port side
3/4 aft overtop from aftaft-starboard side
aft-starboard overstarboardstarboard
Culebra Island (Virgin Islands) June 12 -June 12, 1945

Guantanemo, Cuba June 14 - June 24, 1945

Coco Sola, Panama June 27 - June 28, 1945

San Diego, California July 6 -July 10,1 1945

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii July 17 - Aug. 6,1945

Standto
InspectionInspectionInspection
Eniwetok, Marshall Islands

Aug. 13 - Aug. 25,1945

swim partyswim party
15 August Japan Surrenders

Leyte, Philippine Islands Aug. 31 - Sept. 1, 1945

Vj Day
Manila, Philippine Islands
Sept. 3 - Sept. 5, 1945
TU 33.2.4, 20 LSMs

Tokyo Bay (Yokohama, Japan)
Sept. 12 - Sept. 13, 1945

Manila. Philippine Is. - LSM Convoy
Sept. 21 - Sept. 26, 1945

Shore leave ManilaShore leave Manila
Manila 01Manila 02Manila 03
Manila 04Manila 05Manila 06
Manila 07Manila 08Manila 09
Manila 10Manila 11Manila 13
Lingayen Gulf, Philippine Is. - Convoy
Sept. 27 - Sept. 29, 1945

Okinawa
Oct. 4 - Oct. 5, 1945

Rode out typhoon

Otaru, Japan - Convoy
Oct. 11 - Oct. 16, 1945

Otaru Japan Otaru Japan
Otaru 4Otaru 5Otaru 6
Amori, Japan
Oct. 17 - Oct. 18,1945

Tokyo Bay (Yokohama, Japan)
Oct. 20 - Oct. 25, 1945

Crossed Equator
Nov. 4

Longitude 136 deg 46 min

Equator LetterShellback Cert
Father NeptuneEquator 1

Equator 2

Equator 3

Equator 4

Biak Island, New Guinna
Nov. 5 - Nov. 8,1945		Biak Island, NGBiak 4

Biak 5

Biak 6

Biak 7

Biak Aircraft 1

Biak Aircraft 2

Biak Aircraft 3

Biak Invasion Stockpile

Palau Island, Caroline Islands
Nov. 10 - Nov. 11, 1945

Yokohama, Japan
Nov. 19 - Nov. 20,1945

Manila, Philippine Islands
Dec. 3 - Dec. 5, 1945

Samar Island, P.I.
Dec. 7 - Dec. 12, 1945

Subic Bay, P.I. - Duty with Submarines Dec. 14 - Dec. 15,1945
Lingayen Gulf. P.I. Dec. 16: Dec. 16,1945
Casiguran, P.I Dec. 18 - Dec. 18,1945
Legaspi, P.I. Dec. 19 - Dec. 21, 1945
Subic Bay, P.I Dec. 22 - Jan. 1946
Manila. P.I Jan. - Jan 1946
Samar, P.I. Jan. 30 - Jan. 31, 1946
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Feb. 13 - Feb. 17,1946
Long Beach. California (San Pedro) Feb. 23- Mar. 10, 1946
Cocosolo, Panama Mar. 18 - Mar. 20,1946
Norfolk, Virginia 26 March 46,

decommissioned 27 March, 25 April 46

Decommissioning 1Decommissioning 2
Green Cove Springs, FL April 46 - towed out 13 Feb 47
Charleston, SC, Feb 47 - towed out May 47
Green Cove Springs, FL, May 47 -

Transferred to Greece 1 March 1951
Stricken from Navy register 7 March 1951

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