John Louis Karel Hoeke, RNN
| Ranks | | | Kapitein Luitenant |
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Warship Commands listed for John Louis Karel Hoeke, RNN
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20 Aug 1940
On 20 August 1940 observers from the US Navy attended a demonstration of the Bofors 40 mm AA gun in the triaxial twin-mount Hazemeyer configuration aboard the Van Kinsbergen. The performance convinced them to adopt the gun as US Navy standard.
11 Dec 1940
HrMs Van Kinsbergen (Luitenant 1e Klasse John Louis Karel Hoeke) intercepts the German blockade breaker Rhein (6031 GRT) west of the Florida Strait in position 24º55'N, 83º15'W. Unfortunately before the German ship can be captured it is set on fire by her own crew. The wreck is sunk later that day by the British light cruiser HMS Caradoc (Capt. Jocelyn Slingsby Bethell, RN).
