After a 7 month deployment thousands of miles from home, the USS Cole returned to Naval Station Norfolk today. Hundreds of sailors got to see their loved ones for the first time in months - a moment that never gets old. Photojournalist Bono Herrera takes you to the homecoming. | 13News Now - WVEC

USS Hoel seen cruising in San Francisco Bay, California, August 7, 1943, with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in the background. #ww2 #military #ship #navy | I love Warships

The Destroyer That Fought Yamato, USS Hoel — Part 1 At Samar, USS Hoel charged into the guns of Japan’s mightiest fleet to protect the escort carriers of Taffy 3. Commander Leon Kintberger steered straight toward the battleship Kongō, firing until enemy shells smashed her bridge and radar. Even crippled, Hoel pressed on—firing torpedoes that forced giants to turn. #WWII #USSHoel #Taffy3 #LeyteGulf #BattleOffSamar #USNavy | The Reliable Narrator

Battered and burning, USS Hoel turned her remaining guns on the battleship Yamato, firing until nothing was left to give. Surrounded and sinking, her crew fought on to shield the fleeing carriers of Taffy 3. At 08:55, she slipped beneath the waves—86 survivors left to tell how one destroyer stood against giants. #WWII #USSHoel #Taffy3 #LeyteGulf #BattleOffSamar #USNavy | The Reliable Narrator

On destroyers, such as the USS Howard, the firepower on show is astounding. One pair of rotating cannons, known as CIWS, can fire 20mm shells at a rate of 4,500 rounds a minute. 🎥Combat Ships | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation