USS Hoel (DD-533)

History
United States
Name	Hoel
Namesake	William R. Hoel
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California
Laid down	4 June 1942
Launched	19 December 1942
Commissioned	19 July 1943
Honours and awards	Presidential Unit Citation, Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, 5 Battle Stars
Fate	Sunk 25 October 1944, Battle off Samar
General characteristics
Class and type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,100 long tons (2,134 t) (Standard load) 2,544 long tons (2,585 t) (Full load)
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
Draft	17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Installed power	60,000 shp (45,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × geared steam turbines 2 × shafts
Speed	38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph)
Range	6,500 nmi (7,500 mi; 12,000 km) @ 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Complement	273
Sensors and processing systems	QC series sonar
Armament	5 × single 5 in (127 mm)/38 guns 5 × twin 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns 7 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns 2 × quintuple 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × single depth charge throwers 2 × depth charge racks

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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 was sunk in the Battle off Samar during the Battle of Leyte Gulf on 25 October 1944.