Two ships of the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
have borne the name USS ''Strong'', in honor of Rear Admiral
James H. Strong (1814–1882), who distinguished himself at the
Battle of Mobile Bay
The Battle of Mobile Bay of August 5, 1864, was a naval and land engagement of the American Civil War in which a Union fleet commanded by Rear Admiral David G. Farragut, assisted by a contingent of soldiers, attacked a smaller Confederate fle ...
.
* The first, , was a , launched in 1941 and sunk in action in 1943.
* The second, , was an , launched in 1944 and struck in 1973.
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United States Navy ship names