USS Hoel

USS Hoel (DD-533) was a Fletcher-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after Lieutenant Commander William R. Hoel. Commissioned in 1943, she is famous for helping to fend off a much larger Japanese center force at the Battle off Samar during the Battle of Leyte Gulf on 25 October 1944. She most notably assisted in forcing the battleship Yamato to retire from the battle with torpedo strikes. However, she did not live to tell the tale, first being crippled by gunfire from the battleship Nagato and the heavy cruiser Haguro, then finished off by Yamato's secondary armament. Hoel was awarded with the United States Presidential Unit Citation, Hoel received the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation and five battle stars for her service during the second world war.

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  USS Hoel ⓘ
  1942 Fletcher-class destroyer

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  USS Samuel B. Roberts ⓘ
  1944 John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

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1944 Battle off Samar

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USS Hoel (DD-533) underway in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), 7 August 1943 (80-G-65436)

USS Hoel (DD-533) at sea, 10 August 1944

USS Hoel (DD-533) underway in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), on 7 August 1943 (80-G-65438)

USS Hoel (DD-533) off San Francisco, 3 August 1943

Launching of the destroyer USS Hoel (DD-533)

Launching of the destroyer USS Hoel (DD-533)

Hoel-Damage

Hoel-Damage

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle off Samar	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Hoel	Fletcher-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Samuel B. Roberts	destroyer escort, John C. Butler-class destroyer escort	Wikidata
commons	image		USS Hoel (DD-533) underway in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), 7 August 1943 (80-G-65436)		Commons
commons	image		USS Hoel (DD-533) at sea, 10 August 1944		Commons
commons	image		USS Hoel (DD-533) underway in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), on 7 August 1943 (80-G-65438)		Commons
commons	image		USS Hoel (DD-533) off San Francisco, 3 August 1943		Commons
commons	image		Launching of the destroyer USS Hoel (DD-533)		Commons
commons	image		Launching of the destroyer USS Hoel (DD-533)		Commons
commons	image		Hoel-Damage		Commons
commons	image		Hoel-Damage		Commons