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
USS Chevalier (DD-451)
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USS Chevalier, a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander Godfrey Chevalier.
USS Strong (DD-467)
…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 Strong's bow to enable her to throw nets and lines to the stricken ship, and rescued 241 men. Japanese gunners on Enogai beach…
USS Chevalier (DD-451) in October 1942
Chevalier at Tulagi, disembarking survivors of Strong, 6 July 1943.