1982-83
1982-83 <--click here to view or download cruise book
Hoel's 12th Deployment
(97 pages) (courtesy of Ron Andreano BTFN)
Deployment: Oct 30,1982 to May 14,1983
Commanding Officer: CDR Russell Henry Buckley Jr.
Crossed equator on 1/29/1983, Longitude 126°E
Friday, May 13, 1983 crossed the international dateline, two Friday 13ths.
To see a few pictures of the ship entering Melbourne, Australia on March 10, 1983 ... <click here>
The crew took part in donations and cleanup efforts after the devastating bush fire that swept through
portions of Victoria Province in Australia. The town of Macedon (1 hour NW of Melbourne) was the hardest hit.
These are the pages from the cruise book that denote the efforts... <Click Here for pages 66-73>
<Click here for Google Map of Macedon,AU>
President Reagan's April 2nd,1983 Easter Address honoring the USS Hoel (3:36min)
<Click Here> for Youtube video OR <Click Here> if the first method doesn't work
