Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Fletcher |
Pennant | DD 467 |
Built by | Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 1 Jul 1940 |
Laid down | 30 Apr 1941 |
Launched | 17 May 1942 |
Commissioned | 7 Aug 1942 |
Lost | 5 Jul 1943 |
Loss position | 8° 05'S, 157° 15'E |
History | USS Strong (Cdr. Joseph Harold Wellings, USN) was sunk after being torpedoed by a Japanese destroyer off New Georgia, Solomon Islands in position 08º05'S, 157º15'E. 46 of her crew were lost. |
Commands listed for USS Strong (i) (DD 467)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Cdr. Joseph Harold Wellings, USN | 7 Aug 1942 | 5 Jul 1943 |
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