USS Hoel (DD-533)
| Navy | US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Fletcher |
| Pennant | DD 533 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) |
| Laid down | 4 Jun 1942 |
| Launched | 19 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 29 Jul 1943 |
| Lost | 25 Oct 1944 |
| Loss position | 11.46N, 126.33E off Samar, Philippine Islands |
| History | |
| Sunk by Japanese warships off Samar on 25 October 1944 in position 11º46'N, 126º33'E. 252 of her crew were lost and only 88 were rescued by the USS LCI 74/337/340/341; PC 623/1119.All were wounded/injured and these include the Commanding officer Kintberger and Commander William Douw Thomas commanding Destroyer Division 93 who was aboard as well. | |
| Commanders | |
| Cdr. William Dow Thomas, USN 29 Jul 1943 | |
| Cdr. Leon Samuel Kintberger, USNAug 1944 - 25 Oct 1944 |
