USS Strong (DD-758)

USS Strong
History
United States
Name	Strong
Namesake	James H. Strong
Builder	Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco
Laid down	25 July 1943
Launched	23 April 1944
Commissioned	8 March 1945
Decommissioned	31 October 1973
Stricken	31 October 1973
Motto	Virtute Et Armis
Fate	Sold to Brazil, 31 October 1973
Brazil
Name	Rio Grande do Norte
Acquired	31 October 1973
Stricken	1996
Identification	D 37
Fate	Reportedly sunk in high seas in 1997 off the coast of Durban, South Africa, while she was under tow from Brazil to India to be scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Displacement	2,200 tons
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.76 m)
Beam	40 ft (12 m)
Draft	15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45,000 kW); 2 propellers
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	336
Armament	6 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal. guns, 12 × 40 mm AA guns, 11 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 6 × depth charge projectors, 2 × depth charge tracks

USS Strong (DD-758), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for James H. Strong, a naval commander for Union forces during the American Civil War. At the Battle of Mobile Bay, he was the first to ram the Confederate ironclad Tennessee and received high commendation for his initiative and valor.