USS Slater - Destroyer Escort at War: Episode Three

USS Slater - Destroyer Escort at War: Episode Three - Hunting the Enemy

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In this limited military history documentary series, we explore the USS Slater, one of only five surviving US Destroyer Escort vessels from World War II.
In this third episode, we take a look at how the Slater’s crew hunted and destroyed the enemy, most commonly the U-Boat Wolf Packs. We explore the Radio Room, the Combat Information Center, and the process of launching deadly depth charges and hedgehog ordnance.
* 00:00 - Start
* 00:28 - Radio Room and communications
* 02:36 - Combat Information Center
* 05:58 - Radar and Sonar
* 10:34 - Depth Charges
* 17:22 - Hedgehogs
With thanks to the staff and volunteers at the USS Slater Historical Museum, including Shanna Schuster, John Epp, and Charles Starks.
Visit the USS Slater website: ussslater.org
Filmed and edited by Zachary Halberd: zacharyhalberd.com and / @zhalberd
This video may contain images of AI-generated art in thumbnails which is intended to convey a suitable tone and is not necessarily historically accurate.

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@zhalberd 3 ай бұрын

This museum has the most knowledgeable, passionate, and dedicated tour guides I've ever seen in any museum. The guides are actually huge history nerds who are more than happy to talk all day long about this stuff. Good vibes at this museum.

@dtrain1634 2 ай бұрын

Agree they know their stuff :) AWESOME 🤩

@cruisinguy6024 2 ай бұрын

Have you been to other museum ships? Because guys like this exist elsewhere too - just as passionate and knowledgeable.

@jamesleaman9139 2 ай бұрын

My grandfather served as a coder aboard HMS Dacres a lend lease destroyer thank you for sharing this content. I’d be be thrilled to see behind the Coders door. Thanks for your service to maintaining our forefathers sacrifice and call to duty

@zhalberd 3 ай бұрын

The hedgehogs are virtually never shown in war movies but so effective.

@migalito1955 3 ай бұрын

Nice to see my old neighborhood in the back ground. Have not been there since Covid. I actually attended UAlbany for grad & undergrad degrees & lived in Scotia roughly 20 miles to the west of Albany. Always meant to visit the Slater. Nice to see this video tour.

@graff324 Ай бұрын

As he is talking about crew members that have passed. I'm reminded of my Father who was the last living crew member of his ship, USS John D. Ford DD228,. Fair winds and fallowing seas to all of our heros who brought the Awesome Panche of the United States Navy to the Japanese IJN. RESPECT AND HONOR!