Gary Smith

USS Hoel (DDG-13) was a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer commissioned into the United States Navy in 1962. Named after Commander Ernest E. Hoel, a hero of the Battle off Samar in World War II, the ship served during the height of the Cold War. USS Hoel participated in major operations during the Vietnam War, including naval gunfire support and carrier escort duties. After nearly three decades of service, she was decommissioned in 1990 and later sunk as a target during fleet exercises in 1992.