STRONG DD 758
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid 25 July 1943 - Launched 23 April 1944 Recommissioned 14 May 1949 - Decommissioned 31 October 1973 Struck from Naval Register 31 October 1973 Struck by Brazil 6 February 1996 Sunk in a storm, 1997 while under tow to scrap off Durbin South Africa |
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- USS Strong DD-758 Covers Page 1 (1945-1966)
Postmarks
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1st Commissioning March 8 1945 to May 9 1947
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1947-02-12 |
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1946-05-14 |
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1947-02-12 |
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Back of 1947-02-12 cover
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1946-05-14 |
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1947-02-24 |
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Last Day Postal Service
2nd Commissioning May 14 1949 to October 31 1973
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1949-05-14 |
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First Day Postal Service
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1954-08-04 |
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1949-08-08 |
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1966-09-28 |
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1968-10-16 |
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From the Bob Govern collection.
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1955-12-19 |
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Other Information
USS STRONG received 1 battle star for her Korean service and 3 battle stars for her service in Vietnam.
NAMESAKE - Rear Admiral James Hooker Strong, USN (26 April 1814 – 28 November 1882).
Strong was born in Canandaigua, NY on 26 April 1814. On 2 February 1829, while a student in the Polytechnic College at Chittenango, NY, he was appointed a Midshipman in the United States Navy. He made his first cruise on the Brazil station in USS Lexington from 1833 to 1835. After various cruises, he commanded the store ship USS Relief in 1859. Strong was promoted to Commander in April 1861 and commanded USS Mohawk and USS Flag in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron in 1861 and 1862, and USS Monongahela in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron from 1863 to 1865. At the Battle of Mobile Bay, he was the first to ram the Confederate ironclad CSS Tennessee and received high commendation for his initiative and valor. Strong served at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1866 and 1867 and later commanded USS Canandaigua in the Mediterranean Squadron in 1869 and 1870. He was promoted to Rear Admiral in Sept. 1873 and served as Commander-in-Chief of the South Atlantic Squadron from 1873 to 1875. Strong retired on 25 April 1876. He died in Columbia, SC.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Hobart Olson.
Two US Navy destroyers have been named in his honor; USS Strong DD-467 and USS Strong DD-758.
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