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| 52k | Joseph Strauss was born 16 November 1861 in Mount Morris, N.Y. He was commissioned Ensign 1 July 1887 and began a distinguished career as specialist in ordnance in June 1893 when he reported to the Bureau of Ordnance in Washington, D.C. During the Spanish-American War he served in Lancaster blockading the Cuban coast, then returned to the Bureau of Ordnance. He established the Naval Proving Ground, Indian Head, Md., 1900 to 1902; served on a Special Board of Naval Ordnance in 1906; and was a member of the Joint Army-Navy Board on Smokeless Powders the following year. He conducted experimental work with torpedoes while commanding cruiser Montgomery 1909 to 1911; commanded Ohio (BB-12) in 1912; then became Chief of Bureau of Ordnance 21 October 1913. Strauss assumed command of Nevada (BB-36) 30 December 1916 and remained in command as the United States entered World War I. Detached from the battleship in February 1918, he was designated Commander, Mine Force, Atlantic Fleet. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal both for directing the laying of the North Sea Mine Barrage and for the hazardous task of clearing it after peace came. In October 1919 he returned to the Navy Department to serve as a member of the General Board until March 1921 when he became Commander in Chief of the Asiatic Fleet with the rank of Admiral. He resumed duty with the General Board in October 1922. The following year he also worked with Congress on the budget and appropriations. He transferred to the Retired List 16 November 1925 but returned briefly to active duty 8 October 1937 to 8 February 1938 to serve the Advisory Board on Battleship Plans. Admiral Strauss was a founder of the Naval Historical Society and a long time financial adviser of the Navy Relief Society. Among his inventions were the superimposed system of mounting guns; the first spring recoil gun mount, the first disappearing mount for deck guns of submarines, and the 12-inch gun, the fore-runner of the mighty guns for capital ships' main batteries. He received a special letter of appreciation from Secretary of the Navy Charles F. Adams in 1929 for his work on safety devices of submarines and the salvaging of sunken submarines. He died 30 December 1948 and was buried in the Arlington National Cemetery. | NHC |
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| 44k | Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA. | Mike Smolinski |
| 147k | Undated image from the NAVSEA Journal. | Bob Bush |
| 86k | Undated image from the NAVSEA Journal. | Bob Bush |
| 49k | South China Sea, March 11, 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt |
| 58k | June 3, 1968, the guided missile destroyer USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) underway. | Fred Weiss |
| 40k | Circa 1969-1971 signed by her CO at that time CDR John E. Arnold. | Jaroslaw Brancewicz |
| 39k | Vancouver, BC June 1975. | Marc Piché |
| 48k | San Francisco October 29 1981. | Marc Piché |
| 71k | San Francisco Fleet Week, October 29, 1981. | Robert M. Cieri |
| 82k | USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) and USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22), San Francisco Fleet Week, October 29, 1981. | Robert M. Cieri |
| 34k | USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) and USS Stoddert (DDG-22) in San Francisco November 1 1981. | Marc Piché |
| 77k | USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) and USS Stoddert (DDG-22) in San Francisco November 1 1981. | Marc Piché |
| 128k | DF-ST-86-09259. A crewman operates a console in the combat information center aboard the guided missile destroyer USS JOSEPH STRAUSS (DDG 16) during Exercise COPE CANINE '85. Photo by TSGT Mau, April 12 1985. | Bill Gonyo |
| 114k | DF-ST-86-09258. The combat information center aboard the guided missile destroyer USS JOSEPH STRAUSS (DDG 16) while participating in Exercise COPE CANINE '85. Photo by TSGT Mau, April 12 1985. | Bill Gonyo |
| 51k | Sydney, Australia June 1986. | Marc Piché |
| 36k | Sydney, Australia June 1986. | Marc Piché |
| 36k | Seattle, WA October 1986. | Marc Piché |
| 35k | Seattle, WA October 1986. | Marc Piché |
| 172k | DN-SC-92-04485. The guided missile destroyer USS JOSEPH STRAUSS (DDG-16) heads out to sea after departing Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Photo by OS2 John Bouvia, November 1 1989. | Bill Gonyo |
| 54k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
| 81k | Ship's patch | Mike Smolinski |
On Greek Service
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| 95k | Five views of the Strauss during Navy Week at Saronikos Bay, Greece MAY 2 1993. | George Haralampides |
| 87k | As above. | George Haralampides |
| 80k | As above. | George Haralampides |
| 81k | As above. | George Haralampides |
| 87k | As above. | George Haralampides |
To Greece October 1 1992, renamed Formion.
