In addition to the radios and other communications equipment on Slater, Gage was a source for many historical ship museums with which to backdate ships to WWII era design. In doing so, Gage herself had given up so much of her own equipment that by the time she was put on historical hold, she was stripped of so much equipment that it was hard to justify the expense of turning her into a museum ship.
In addition to radios and other communications gear on Slater, Gage provided historical ship museums with resources to recreate WWII-era ships. Her own equipment was so depleted by this process that it became difficult to justify the cost of transforming her into a museum vessel.