USS Hoel (DD-768)

USS Hoel (DD-768) was a planned United States Navy Gearing-class destroyer laid down during World War II but never completed. The ship was to be named after William R. Hoel (1824-1879), a United States Navy officer Navy Cross recipient.

History
United States
Name	USS Hoel
Namesake	William R. Hoel
Builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California
Laid down	21 April 1944
Stricken	13 September 1946
Fate	Construction contract cancelled 13 September 1946 Scrapped incomplete on building ways
General characteristics
Class and type	Gearing-class destroyer
Displacement	2,425 long tons (2,464 t) (standard) 3,460 long tons (3,520 t) (full)
Length	390 ft 6 in (119.0 m) (overall)
Beam	40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Draft	14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
Propulsion	2 × geared turbines 2 × propellers
Speed	35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	336 officers and enlisted
Armament	6 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber guns 12 × 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors AA guns 11 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon AA cannons 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 × depth charge projectors 2 × depth charge tracks

Hoel was laid down by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation at San Francisco, California on 21 April 1944. The end of World War II in August 1945 resulted in the termination of the contract for her construction on 13 September 1946. She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register that day and scrapped on the building ways.