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{{Short description|US Navy admiral (1814-1882)}}
{{Infobox military person
| name = James Hooker Strong  
| image = Commander James H. Strong of U.S.S. Mohawk, Flag, and Monongahela in uniform with sword) - J. Gurney & Son, 707 Broadway, N.Y LCCN2015648999.jpg
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1814|4|26}} 
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1882|11|28|1814|4|26}}
| placeofburial_label = Place of burial
| placeofburial = Commander James H. Strong of U.S.S. Mohawk, Flag, and Monongahela in uniform with sword. From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division, [[Library of Congress]]
| birth_place = [[Canandaigua (city), New York|Canandaigua, New York]]
| death_place = [[Columbia, South Carolina]]
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|allegiance={{flagu|United States|1865}}
|branch={{Naval|United States|navy-1864}}
| serviceyears = 1829&ndash;1876
| rank =[[Rear admiral (United States)|Rear admiral]]
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| commands = {{USS|Relief|1836|2}}<br/>{{USS|Mohawk|1853|2}}<br/>{{USS|Flag|1861|2}}<br/>{{USS|Monongahela|1862|2}}<br/>{{USS|Canandaigua|1862|2}}<br/>[[South Atlantic Squadron]]
| battles = [[American Civil War]] 
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'''James Hooker Strong''' (26 April 1814 &ndash; 28 November 1882) was a [[Rear admiral (United States)|rear admiral]] of the [[United States Navy]], who served during the [[American Civil War]].

==Biography==
Strong, born in [[Canandaigua (city), New York|Canandaigua, New York]], was appointed a [[midshipman]] in the Navy while he was a student in the [[Polytechnic College]] at [[Chittenango, New York]], on 2 February 1829. He made his first cruise on the [[Brazil Station]] in {{USS|Lexington|1825|2}} from 1833 to 1835. After various cruises, he commanded the store ship {{USS|Relief|1836|2}} in 1859.

On the outbreak of the Civil War in April 1861, Strong was promoted to [[commander]], and commanded {{USS|Mohawk|1853|2}} and {{USS|Flag|1861|2}} in the [[South Atlantic Blockading Squadron]] in 1861 and 1862, and {{USS|Monongahela|1862|2}} in the [[West Gulf Blockading Squadron]] from 1863 to 1865. At the [[Battle of Mobile Bay]], he was the first to ram the [[Confederate States Navy|Confederate]] [[ironclad]] {{Ship|CSS|Tennessee|1863|6}} and received high commendation for his initiative and valor, and a promotion to [[Captain (United States)|captain]].

Strong served at the [[Brooklyn Navy Yard]] in 1866 and 1867, and later commanded {{USS|Canandaigua|1862|2}} in the [[Mediterranean Squadron (United States)|Mediterranean Squadron]] in 1869 and 1870. He was promoted to [[Rear admiral (United States)|rear admiral]] in 1873 and served as Commander-in-Chief of the [[South Atlantic Squadron]] from 1873 to 1875.

Strong retired on 25 April 1876.  He died in [[Columbia, South Carolina]], on 28 November 1882.

==Dates of rank==
*Midshipman, 2 February 1829. 
*Passed Midshipman, 4 June 1836. 
*Lieutenant, 8 September 1841. 
*Commander, 24 April 1861. 
*Captain, 5 August 1865. 
*Commodore, 2 March 1870. 
*Rear Admiral, 25 September 1873. 
*Retired List, 25 April 1876.

==Namesakes==
Two destroyers have  been named {{USS|Strong}} in his honor.

==References==
* {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s19/strong-i.htm}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.destroyerhistory.org/fletcherclass/ussstrong/namesake467.html USS ''Strong'' (DD-467) site]

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[[Category:1814 births]]
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[[Category:United States Navy admirals]]
[[Category:People from Canandaigua, New York]]