Three ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Hoel in honor of William R. Hoel, a naval officer in the American Civil War: , a commissioned in 1943 and sunk in 1944 during the Battle off Samar , a Gearing-class destroyer canceled during construction on 13 September 1946 , a Charles F. Adams-class destroyer commissioned in 1962 and struck in 1992 United States Navy ship names