USS Slater - Destroyer Escort at War: Episode Four - Lower Decks

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 fourth episode, we take a look at what life was like for the ordinary enlisted sailor aboard the Slater. We explore the mess and galley where the crew prepared and ate their meals, the berths where they rested and socialised, and various other areas and facilities essential to the efficient running of the vessel and her crew.

* 00:00 - Enlisted Mess Deck
* 02:15 - Cook’s Challenge
* 03:19 - Smells of the Mess
* 04:35 - Crew Berths
* 10:03 - Sickbay
* 11:01 - Uniforms
* 11:54 - Laundry
* 12:45 - Archive Records of the Destroyer Escort fleet
* 13:15 - Redundancy and Damage Control
* 14:36 - The Heads
* 15:10 - Night Shifts
* 16:28 - Career Progression and Training
* 19:14 - The Importance of Receiving Mail
* 20:49 - Competition Between Crews

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: https://ussslater.org

Filmed and edited by Zachary Halberd: https://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.