USS Strong (DD-467)
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USS Strong, was a Fletcher-class destroyer and the first ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral James H. Strong, who rammed the Confederate ironclad CSS Tennessee during the Bat
USS Strong highlines mail to USS Honolulu during operations in the Solomon Islands area, c. early July 1943
Japanese destroyer Niizuki
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Niizuki was an Akizuki-class destroyer built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Completed in early 1943, she only lasted three months in service until her actions as Japanese flagship
USS Strong (DD-467)
…shelled the harbour from 00:30 to 00:40. Nine minutes later, a torpedo hit her port side. The torpedo was from a salvo fired by the Japanese destroyer Niizuki, from a distance of 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) and is believed to be the longest-range torpedo kill in history. Chevalier intentionally rammed…
Sister ship Akizuki, 17 May 1942