Fletcher-class destroyer Hoel being launched at the Bethlehem Shipyard, San Francisco, California, United States, 19 Dec 1942.A view on the starboard bow of Fletcher-class destroyer USS Hoel, mid-1943. Location unknown.USS Hoel in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 3 Aug 1943. Note the depth charge racks on the stern as well as depth charge launchers along the rail abreast the No. 3 and No. 4 gun turrets.USS Hoel underway in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 7 Aug 1943 with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in the background.
Fletcher-class destroyer Hoel being launched at the Bethlehem Shipyard, San Francisco, California, United States, 19 Dec 1942.A view on the starboard bow of Fletcher-class destroyer USS Hoel, mid-1943. Location unknown.USS Hoel in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 3 Aug 1943. Note the depth charge racks on the stern as well as depth charge launchers along the rail abreast the No. 3 and No. 4 gun turrets.USS Hoel underway in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 7 Aug 1943 with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in the background.
Broadside view of destroyer USS Hoel in her Measure 21, Design 1D paint scheme as seen from the carrier USS Kwajalein, 10 Aug 1944 off Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands.Broadside view of destroyer USS Hoel in her Measure 21, Design 1D paint scheme, Oct 1944, possibly in Seeadler Harbor, Manus Island, Admiralty Islands.Port bow view of destroyer USS Hoel in her Measure 21, Design 1D paint scheme, about Oct 1944.Line drawing of the Fletcher-class destroyer.
Broadside view of destroyer USS Hoel in her Measure 21, Design 1D paint scheme as seen from the carrier USS Kwajalein, 10 Aug 1944 off Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands.Broadside view of destroyer USS Hoel in her Measure 21, Design 1D paint scheme, Oct 1944, possibly in Seeadler Harbor, Manus Island, Admiralty Islands.Port bow view of destroyer USS Hoel in her Measure 21, Design 1D paint scheme, about Oct 1944.Line drawing of the Fletcher-class destroyer.
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