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USS Hoel (DD-533)

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with her 6.1-inch guns). During the next hour the ship rendered her final service by drawing enemy fire to herself and away from the carriers. In the process of fishtailing and chasing salvos, she peppered them with her two remaining guns. Finally, at 08:30, after withstanding over 40 hits, an 8-inch
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and 642 officers and men died with the carrier that sank some 23 minutes later after spewing smoke, flame and redhot aircraft parts for miles around. The groups destroyers rescued 272 survivors. At dusk the following day, 25 November 1943, Japanese aircraft spotted Rear Admiral Turner's task force
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The only chance for survival of the little group of American "Jeep" carriers and "tin cans" lay in running to the east long enough to launch what aircraft could be readied before fleeing to the south hoping that aid would arrive before their complete destruction. While the carriers launched all
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Island and dropped both float and parachute flares on each side of his ships to light them up as targets for 13 torpedo bombers which swooped in to attack. Spirited gunnery and well-timed radical simultaneous turns, however, enabled the American vessels to escape without suffering a single hit.
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took her turn at providing harassing fire and at night illuminated the beaches and the reef to prevent enemy troop movements. Just before daybreak 19 February 1944, she took station off Eniwetok for close fire support of the initial landings. When relieved by
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in a seaman's epitaph to the action: "Fully cognizant of the inevitable result of engaging such vastly superior forces, these men performed their assigned duties coolly and efficiently until their ship was shot from under them."
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s guns destroyed several small craft on the beach of Parry Island and fired on pillboxes and troop concentrations inland. She then anchored in standby position while the rest of the force bombarded the two islands. The next day,
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and assumed duties of standby fighter director for the Eniwetok area. On 4 March 1944, 2 days later after the attack and occupation phase of Eniwetok was completed, the fighter-director team was transferred to
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s complement survived; 253 officers and men died with their ship, at least 40 of them dying in the water while awaiting rescue. Commander Kintberger described the courageous devotion to duty of the men of the
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received torpedo damage and explosions may have been near miss bombs from the constant air attacks. Track charts of the battle indicate the most likely target of this attack was actually Kurita's flagship
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24 August 1944, for passage to Purvis Bay. On 8 September 1944 they put to sea for the Palau Islands with Rear Admiral W. D. Sample's escort carrier task force unit to provide air support during the
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which knocked out all voice radio communication did not deflect her from her course toward the enemy until she had launched a half salvo of torpedoes at a range of 9,000 yards (8,200 m). Although
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Dawn of 25 October 1944 found "Taffy 3" steaming northeast of Samar operating as the Northern Air Support Group. "Taffy 2" was in the central position patrolling off the entrance to
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was only 8,000 yards (7,300 m) off her port beam, and the heavy cruiser column was some 7,000 yards (6,400 m) off her port quarter. To make things worse, battleship
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to lose ground in her pursuit of the carriers by forcing her to turn sharply left and to continue to move away from her quarry until they had run their course. Minutes later
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The William E. Taylor Division of the US Naval Sea Cadet Corps is named after Watertender 2nd Class William E. Taylor, a native of Wilmington, Delaware, who died on the USS
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suffered hits which knocked out three of her guns, stopped her port engine, and deprived her of her Mark-37 fire control director, FD radar, and bridge steering control.
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and a group of transports sailing for Pearl Harbor where they arrived 11 December 1943. Captain A. G. Cook, commander of Destroyer Squadron 47 shifted his flag from
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runs on an underwater sound contact with unknown results. She returned to Purvis Bay on 8 April 1944 to screen a convoy carrying troops and supplies to Emirau Island.
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steamed to a position off the deep entrance to Eniwetok Lagoon for patrol duty which continued until 26 February 1944, when she embarked a fighter director team from
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s armor measured 0.75 inches (19 mm) thick on its sides and 0.5 inches (13 mm) on the deck over its machinery. Her primary armament consisted of a
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17 September 1943 for final alterations, she cleared San Francisco 26 October 1943 as a part of the screen for a convoy which reached
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available aircraft to attack their numerous Japanese adversaries and then formed a rough circle as they turned toward Leyte Gulf,
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1 December 1943 for antisubmarine patrol five miles (8 km) off the lagoon entrance. Two days later she joined the escort for
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Albert George (A. G.) Cook, Commander of Destroyer Squadron 47 (DesRon 47), who then shifted his flag to her from
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sortied from Pearl Harbor with her group 10 November 1943 and guarded her "baby flattops" as their aircraft pounded
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turned to engage what her crew believed to be a column of enemy heavy cruisers which were actually the battleships
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escorted the group's transports into Kwajalein Lagoon 2 February 1944, and the following day took station as a
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patrol ship south of Kwajalein where she was on call for gunfire support. On 6 February 1944, she accompanied
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returned fire, getting into a gun duel with the largest and most powerful battleship ever made.
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sailed from San Francisco Bay 16 August 1943 for shakedown training in operating areas out of
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while Rear Admiral Turner's Joint Expeditionary Force landed on that atoll 31 January 1944.
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was attached to "Taffy 3" (Escort Carrier Task Unit 77.4.3) commanded by Rear Admiral
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spotted the wake of a second torpedo which barely missed their ship. Bluejackets on board
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saw smoke and flame rise at least a 1,000 feet (300 m) when the torpedo ripped into
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projectors with two tracks guided by a Mark 27 Depth Charge Fire Control System. Her
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was assigned to Fire Support Section 3, Task Unit 51.17.3 (TU 51.17.3) of the
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instantly obeyed this order by heading straight for the nearest enemy battleship,
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made three depth charge runs on an underwater sound contact with unknown results.
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cleared that base with a fire support group 12 October 1944 to join Rear Admiral
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Presidential Unit Citation, Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, 5 Battle Stars
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When Task Forces 51 and 53 dissolved and their ships reverted to Task Force 51,
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runs on an underwater sound contact with unknown results. After returning to
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Expeditionary Group. In the early morning darkness of 17 February 1944,
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in a dawn preinvasion attack 20 November 1943. For the next three days,
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When the escort carriers cleared the area at night 27 November 1943,
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of 39 feet 4 inches (11.99 m). She was powered by two
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joined the screen protecting Abemama Group l which was unloading on
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and the rest of DesRon 47 uniting the squadron for the first time.
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tubes guided by a Mark 27 Torpedo Fire Control System, and six
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picked up several aviators from a wrecked scout aircraft from
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s torpedoes all failed to strike their target, they caused
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and comprising four escort carriers guarded by destroyers
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with her secondary guns (although it is unclear whether
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joined Rear Admiral Turner's task force and arrived off
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of 376 feet 6 inches (114.76 m), with a
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now found herself crippled and surrounded by enemies.
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were purchased by the Peruvian Navy for spare parts)
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Rear Admiral 4258:World War II shipwrecks in the Philippine Sea 1752: 1049:Upon her return to Purvis Bay 14 April 1944, 8: 4253:World War II destroyers of the United States 4200:List of destroyers of the United States Navy 461:destroyers. From January 1940 to the end of 434:. Commissioned in 1943, she was sunk in the 1590:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 1262:s 14-inch (356 mm) guns. A hit on her 3101: 1759: 1745: 1737: 1348:with a 5-inch shell, and it is unclear if 615:20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons 166:2,544 long tons (2,585 t) (Full load) 1126:18 October 1944 to cover the landings on 802:amidships and lookouts on the fantail of 379:Learn how and when to remove this message 1565: 1490: 1453:United States Presidential Unit Citation 19:For other ships with the same name, see 1483: 1061:then preparing for the invasion of the 694:, which was then preparing to take the 1697:US Destroyers 1942–45: Wartime Classes 1526: 1514: 1502: 1373:, which, alongside torpedoes from the 25: 1673:The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors 1461:Philippine Presidential Unit Citation 176:376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) 42: 7: 621:. She was equipped with a QC series 611:40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors guns 591:5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. guns 3081:DD-523 (Unnamed) – DD-525 (Unnamed) 4278:Maritime incidents in October 1944 1599:Naval History and Heritage Command 1336:with her secondary batteries, and 1158:with two more escort carriers and 1053:reported for duty to Rear Admiral 184:39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) 81:Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation 14: 3790:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 1034:then patrolled south and east of 192:17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) 4086: 4005: 3947: 3902: 3836: 3782: 3714: 3584: 3482: 3449: 3371: 3317: 3203: 3113: 1722:USS Hoel-Naval Historical Center 629:Construction and service history 599:21 in (530 mm) torpedo 325: 301:21 in (533 mm) torpedo 159:2,100 long tons (2,134 t) ( 83:, San Francisco, California 44: 29: 918:reentered Eniwetok Lagoon with 895:on a tour of inspection in the 595:Mark 37 Gun Fire Control System 537:). With a fuel capacity of 492 279:5 in (127 mm)/38 guns 1217:'s powerful Center Force of 4 469:-class destroyers were built. 1: 4283:Shipwrecks of the Philippines 1732:USS Johnston-Hoel Association 4263:Ships built in San Francisco 1554:Gardiner & Chesneau 1980 1328:with her 5-inch guns, while 662:during which she made seven 640:on 19 December 1942 by the 619:Mark 51 Fire Control System 609:battery was made up by ten 398:underway, August 10th, 1944 234:(70 km/h; 44 mph) 4299: 1467:for World War II service. 1237:and her fellow destroyers 1202:s "Taffy 3". Rear Admiral 1184: 839:Island. The next morning, 668:Mare Island Naval Shipyard 446:Design and characteristics 18: 4195: 4169: 3100: 1652:. Naval Institute Press. 823:steaming a few miles off 646:San Francisco, California 132: 37: 28: 1086:and transferred them to 869:with fleet units of the 793:Japanese submarine  525:) and a top speed of 38 517:, which produced 60,000 334:This article includes a 294:20 mm (0.8 in) 285:40 mm (1.6 in) 16:Fletcher-class destroyer 3457:Colombian National Navy 3175:Almirante Domecq García 1352:scored any hits, or if 363:more precise citations. 133:General characteristics 3844:Republic of Korea Navy 3379:Republic of China Navy 1427:rolled over and sank. 1102:After replenishing at 781:27th Infantry Division 674:31 October 1943 where 427:. She was named after 399: 313:2 × depth charge racks 125:Sunk 25 October 1944, 1699:. Osprey Publishing. 1695:McComb, Dave (2010). 1668:Hornfischer, James D. 1631:Naval Institute Press 1419:s captain, Commander 1229:, and 11 destroyers. 1204:Clifton A. F. Sprague 1136:Clifton A. F. Sprague 1090:. 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USS Hoel

William R. Hoel
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Battle off Samar
Fletcher-class
destroyer
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5 in (127 mm)/38 guns
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21 in (533 mm) torpedo
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