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U.S.S. HOEL
(DD-533)Click to view crew list
DD-533 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUN | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 4 JUN 1942 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation San Francisco CA | ||
| DEC | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 19 DEC 1942 | ||
| JUL | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 19 JUL 1943 | ||
| OCT | 1944 | - | OCT | 1944 | Sunk in surface action in Battle Off Samar Leyte Gulf |
DD-533 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher-class destroyer
Named for: William R. Hoel
Complement: 273 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 6500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sunk 25 October 1944 Battle off Samar