Title

USS Hoel (DDG-13)

Photographer

Courtesy of the Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum

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Subject

USS Hoel (DDG-13), Port Everglades, US Navy, Naval Air Station, Fort Lauderdale

Description

USS Hoel (DDG-13), named for Lieutenant Commander William R. Hoel USN (1824–1879), was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer.

Hoel was laid down by Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan, on 3 August 1959, launched on 4 August 1960 by Mrs. Harry H. Long, granddaughter of Lieutenant Commander Hoel, and commissioned on 16 June 1962, Commander Allen W. Slifer in command.

Hoel served as plane guard for aircraft carriers on Yankee Station in the Tonkin Gulf, participated in Sea Dragon operations, patrolled on Search and rescue duties, and carried out Naval Gunfire Support missions during the Vietnam War. (Wikipedia)

Date Digital

2019

Format

Black and white photographic print

Digital Collection

NASFL Ships