all of my attempts thus far have failed to produce the desired result, all return either the original string or 11\\/29\\/2001.
I wonder if you're checking the results in the debugger... Be aware that if you examine the contents of a variable (with x, X, or V), the debugger will escape quotes and backslashes, in order to produce a valid quoted string. However, if you print the contents of a variable (with p or print), you get just the contents.

Here's an example, showing that your second attempt works, although the debugger's output might be a bit misleading: 

  DB<1> $_ = "2001/11/30"

  DB<2> s{/}{\\/}g

  DB<3> x $_
0  '2001\\/11\\/30'
  DB<4> p $_
2001\/11\/30
  DB<5>

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in thread Escape from backslash hell by Static

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