USS Strong

USS Strong (DD-467), was a Fletcher-class destroyer and the first ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral James H. Strong (1814–1882), who rammed the Confederate ironclad CSS Tennessee during the Battle of Mobile Bay, receiving a commendation and promotion to captain.

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length 114.8 metre, speed 35 knot, 
destroyer, Fletcher-class destroyer, Bath Iron Works, United States Navy, 

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Location: -8.0833, 157.25, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Minegumo ⓘ
  1937 Asashio-class destroyer

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  Murasame ⓘ
  1935 Shiratsuyu-class destroyer

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  Nagatsuki ⓘ
  1926 Mutsuki-class destroyer

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  Niizuki ⓘ
  1942 Akizuki-class destroyer

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  USS Strong ⓘ
  1942 Fletcher-class destroyer

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1941-04-30T00:00:00Z

1941-04-30T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1942-08-07T00:00:00Z

1942-08-07T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1942-05-17T00:00:00Z

1942-05-17T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1943-07-06T00:00:00Z

1943-07-06T00:00:00Z

1943 Battle of Kula Gulf

1943-07-12T00:00:00Z

1943-07-13T00:00:00Z

1943 Battle of Kolombangara

1943-08-27T00:00:00Z

1943-09-21T00:00:00Z

1943 Battle of Arundel Island

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Frameless

Pattern sheet, MS-31-32-33 6D for Fletcher class

Twenty Fletcher-class destroyers at Naval Base San Diego in early 1946

Pattern sheet, Measure 31-32-33 1D for Fletcher class

Propeller of Fletcher class DD is changed c1964

USS Platte (AO-24) refuels destroyers c1963

US Navy Destroyer Flotilla Five at Pearl Habor 1960

Pattern sheet, MS-32 18D for Fletcher class (stbd)

Pattern sheet, MS-32 13D for Fletcher class

Kwajalein under attack on 1 February 1944

USS Aludra (AF-55) underway with other ships 1958

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1943	Battle of Kula Gulf	United States, Empire of Japan, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Battle of Kolombangara	United States, New Zealand, Empire of Japan, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Battle of Arundel Island	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Minegumo	Asashio-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Murasame	Shiratsuyu-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Nagatsuki	Mutsuki-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Niizuki	destroyer, Akizuki-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Strong	Fletcher-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		Pattern sheet, MS-31-32-33 6D for Fletcher class		Commons
commons	image		Twenty Fletcher-class destroyers at Naval Base San Diego in early 1946		Commons
commons	image		Pattern sheet, Measure 31-32-33 1D for Fletcher class		Commons
commons	image		Propeller of Fletcher class DD is changed c1964		Commons
commons	image		USS Platte (AO-24) refuels destroyers c1963		Commons
commons	image		US Navy Destroyer Flotilla Five at Pearl Habor 1960		Commons
commons	image		Pattern sheet, MS-32 18D for Fletcher class (stbd)		Commons
commons	image		Pattern sheet, MS-32 13D for Fletcher class		Commons
commons	image		Kwajalein under attack on 1 February 1944		Commons
commons	image		USS Aludra (AF-55) underway with other ships 1958		Commons