Bill Text: NY K02312 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the commissioning of the U.S.S. SLATER DE766

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-05-29 - adopted [K02312 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-K02312-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 2312

BY: M. of A. McDonald

        COMMEMORATING   the   80th   Anniversary   of  the
        commissioning of the U.S.S. SLATER DE766

  WHEREAS, Museums which serve the best interests  of  the  people  of
this Empire State merit the commendation of this Legislative Body; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative  Body is justly proud to commemorate the
80th Anniversary of the commissioning of the USS SLATER  DE766,  and  to
celebrate  this  milestone  of  the  last Destroyer Escort that has been
restored and still afloat in the United States; and

  WHEREAS, On Saturday, June 15,  2024,  a  celebration  of  the  80th
Anniversary  of  the  commissioning of the U.S.S. Slater will be held at
The Hanger at 743 in Albany, New York; and

  WHEREAS, The commissioning of the U.S.S. SLATER  DE766  occurred  on
May 1, 1944, in Tampa Florida; and

  WHEREAS,  Commissioning is the ceremony by which a ship is placed in
active duty; and

  WHEREAS,  The  U.S.S.  SLATER  DE766  is  now  a  Destroyer   Escort
Historical  Museum  moored  on the Hudson River in Albany, New York; the
ship arrived in Albany on October 26, 1997; and

  WHEREAS, On March 9, 1943, the U.S.S. SLATER's keel was laid at  the
Tampa Shipbuilding Company; and

  WHEREAS,  On  February  13, 1944, the U.S.S. SLATER was launched and
christened, sponsored by Mrs. Nora Slater, mother  of  Seaman  Frank  O.
Slater who was killed in action aboard the U.S.S. SAN FRANCISO CA-38 off
Gaudalcanal; and

  WHEREAS,  On  June 24, 1946, the U.S.S. SLATER was decommissioned at
Green Cove Springs, Florida; and

  WHEREAS, During World War II, 563  Destroyer  Escorts  battled  Nazi
U-boats  on the North Atlantic protecting conveys; while in the Pacific,
these ships stood in line to defend  naval  task  forces  from  Japanese
submarines and Kamikaze air attacks; and

  WHEREAS,  This  ship  has  been  designated  as  a National Historic
Landmark; and

  WHEREAS, The U.S.S. SLATER has undergone an extensive restoration to
enable visitors to return to 1945 to see how sailors  walked,  hear  the
sound  of  a living ship, touch a piece of American history and walk the
decks where  hundreds  of  sailors  walked  before;  the  museum  offers
hour-long  guided  tours,  youth group overnight camping, and a historic
location to hold naval reunions; and

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when  museums
of  such  noble  aims  and accomplishments are brought to our attention,

they should be celebrated and recognized by all  the  citizens  of  this
great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That this Legislative Body is justly proud to commemorate
the 80th Anniversary of the commissioning of the  U.S.S.  SLATER  DE766;
and be it further

  RESOLVED  That  a  copy  of  this  Resolution,  suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Timothy C. Rizzuto, Executive Director  Destroyer  Escort
Historical Museum U.S.S. SLATER DE 766.